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Modern Dancers
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ruth St. Denis | Martha Graham saw this dancer perform in 1911 and decided that she too wanted to be a modern dancer. |
| Merce Cunningham | This dancer was asked to move to New York to join Martha Graham’s Company. |
| Isadora Duncan | This dancer was the first dancer to develop natural breathing to match her way of movement. |
| Merce Cunningham | This dancer was a major contributor to the Avant Garde art movement and is considered to be a post modern dancer. |
| Martha Graham | Ted Shawn casted this dancer to dance in “Xochitl” which jump started her performing career at Denishawn. |
| Denishawn | This school had Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman as students when they were young dancers. |
| Merce Cunningham | This choreographer was highly influenced by Albert Einstein, Zen, and Dadism. |
| Ruth St. Denis | This dancer created a dance about a mortal who loved the Hindu god Krishna that touched all five senses of the body. |
| Isadora Duncan | This dancer met a critic who introduced her to symphonic music, renaissance paintings, and greek statue art. |
| Merce Cunningham | This choreographer abandoned the traditional choreographic principles of conflict/resolution and cause/effect. |
| Alvin Ailey | This dancer had a vision of creating a company dedicated to the preservation and enrichment of the American modern dance heritage and uniqueness of black cultural expression. |
| Merce Cunningham | This choreographer was infamous for using chance in the choreographic process. |
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