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Modern dance

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Created a technique based on contraction and release Martha Graham
joined the Lester horton dance theater in 1953 Joyce triser
he developed "choreographed by chance "around 1990 merce cunningham
after high school she was awarded a scholarship to study dance with Lester horton Carmen de lavedelle
danced for Martha Graham ,merce cunningham,george blanachine Paul taylor
one of the first male pioneers of dance Ted shawn
after Lester horton death she began dancing for juliard and was mentioned by Doris humphrey Joyce tristler
what is Alvin Ailey s most known work of choreography revelations
created denishawn company and school of natya Ruth st denis
founded the preforming arts training center in St Louis Katherine dunaham
who invented the fall and recovery technique Charles Weidman/Doris humphrey
who ran the horton dance theater after Lester Hortons death Alvin ailey
started teaching when she was 6 years old Isadora duncan
in 2017 she became a Kennedy center honoree Carmen de lavalledelle
who helped lestger horton develop his tehcnique Bella lewitzky
who was a major innovator of American modern dance chrels weidman
thought ballet was ugly and wanted modern and have her moment to be free and natural Isadora duncan
who is known as the mother of modern dance Isadora duncan
founded the first major black modern dance company in the United States known as ballet negre Katherine dunham
the first dancer to preform at the white house and to act as a cultural ambassador abroad martha graham
what was the main purpose of the horton technique to correct poor muscle memory movements
which of the following modern techniques has fortifications horton technique
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