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True or False: Modern dance technique includes initiate movement from core
True.
Modern Dance choreography is based on _________.
Concept
True or False has a desire for prettiness
True
Modern dance is based on the process of moving rather than the product of the movement
True
_________ was the first person to bring modern dance to general audiences and see it accepted and acclaimed
Isadora Duncan
Her dance stemmed from the Soul and Spirit, not technique
Isadora Duncan
she looked to the East and the Orient to discover a new movement form.
Ruth St. Denis
Husband Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Used improvised exotic movement and elaborate costumes to communicate the ritualistic dance of Asian religion
Ruth St Denis
She Believed movement started in the contraction of a muscle and continued in the flow of energy released from the body as the muscle is relaxed
MArtha Graham
Known as primary innovator of the new modern dance
Doris Humphrey
Used chance processes by rolling dice or drawing cards right before performances, each number resembling a different dance
Merce Cunningham
first works choreographed in 1960
Alwin Nikolais
known for crazy props and costumes
Alwin Nikolais
Commonly danced about racial issues
Alvin Ailey
She Choreographed broadway musical “Movin’ Out” set to the music of Billy Joel
Twyla Tharp
