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First Generation:1
Pioneers of Modern Dance
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| This choreographer's dances were stark, angular and expressed the inner conflict of man. Later this choreographer became fascinated with the America Southwest and the Frontier. | Martha Graham |
| This choreographer published a book in 1959, The Art of Making Dances, that is still used to this day by many choreographers. | Doris Humphrey |
| This dancers movement theory was based on contraction and release. It required breath and oppositional force. | Martha Graham |
| This dancers joined the Denishawn company and collaborated with Ruth St. Denis on the concepts of music visualization. | Doris Humphrey |
| This dancer started training at the Denishawn school of Dance and joined the company, and then later opened their own studio in New York. | Marth Graham |
| This dancer also danced at Denishawn and with a fellow dancer, later opened their own school. Together they explored technique that involved gravity, fall and recovery, sustained, suspended, and vibratory movement. | Charles Weidman |
| Some of this choreographer's works included Lamentation and Appalachian Spring. | Martha Graham |
| Some of this choreographers works included Flickers, Fables of Our Time, and Brahms Waltz. | Hanya Holmes |
| Some of this choreographers works included Flickers, Fables of Our Time, and Brahms Waltz. | Hanya Holmes |
| This dancer opened a school of dance with Charles Weidman. | Doris Humphrey |
| Some of this choreographers works included Flickers, Fables of Our Time, and Brahms Waltz. | Charles Weidman |
| This choreographer's movement technique was based on fall and recovery, while exploring a strong social content and the conflict of man with his environment. | Doris Humphrey |
| The ability of this choreographer to adapt to many forms of dance and integrate dance into the staging of musical theater productions made them a sought after choreographer on Broadway. | Hanya Holmes |
| This choreographer's works included Water Study, Life of the Bee, and The Shakers. | Doris Humphrey |
| Some of this choreographers works included Flickers, Fables of Our Time, and Brahms Waltz. | Charles Weidman |
| Later in this choreographer's career they started teaching modern dance at a university. | Hanya Holmes |
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