Graham became interested in studying dance after she saw Ruth St. Denis perform in Los Angeles‚ California‚ in 1914. Her parents did not approve of her becoming a dancer‚ so she enrolled in the Cumnock School‚ a junior college. Graham ’s father died in 1914‚ after which she felt free to pursue her dream. After graduating from Cumnock‚ she enrolled in the Denishawn Studio‚ a dancing school operated by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn. Graham had never had a dance lesson up to that point‚ but the small
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16‚ 1919. He played a part in the invention and application of new techniques in modern dance and is considered one of the most important choreographers of our time. He expanded the frontiers of dance‚ visual‚ and performing arts. Throughout his life‚ Cunningham was one of the greatest American dancers. His collaborations with artistic innovators from every creative perspective have changed the body of American dance‚ music‚ and visual art. Clifford D. Cunningham‚ Merce’s father‚ was a lawyer. Cunningham
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Archard November 22‚ 2010 2nd block dance 2 Dance Pioneers‚ Companies‚ and Choreographers Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey‚ Jr. was an African American modern dancer‚ dance teacher and choreographer‚ who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Ailey was a gifted creator of dance expressing the African American cultural experience and history. His choreographic works live on in performances by the company he founded. The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater toured extensively and regularly
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Cited: "Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater." Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.alvinailey.org/>. "Alvin Ailey Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television‚ n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.biography.com/people/alvin-ailey-9177959>. "Alvin Ailey." Alvin Ailey. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://www.texas-on-line.com/graphic/alvinailey.htm>. "Alvin Ailey." About.com Dance. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. <http://dance
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Henning Dance Comp 372 30 April 2013 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Home Alvin Ailey was born January 5‚ 1931 to a teenage mother in Texas and grew up without his father in their lives. The name of the town was Navasota where he and his mother lived‚ at around 12 years of age they moved to Los Angeles where he learned to speak fluently in different languages. Ailey was inspired in the art of dance after seeing the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform; from that point on‚ dance was his
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rn Dance History Kimberly Valmore Isadora Duncan’s Legacy Isadora Duncan was the first American dancer to define natural movement. She was referred to as the Mother of Modern Dance due to her achievements and artistic abilities. She was not a fan of ballet because she thought it was “ugly and against nature.” She believed that dancing should be an art and not require so many rules like ballet. This led her to begin working in major dance companies and eventually start her own dance companies. Isadora
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childhood memories to base his choreography on. Church and worship played a huge role in the lives of black Americans and was the center of Ailey’s community. “The exuberance and poignancy of the black experience are well served in Ailey ’s splendid [dance pieces] Revelations‚ Blues Suite‚ and Cry." (www.answers.com/topic/alvin-ailey#ixzz1mIqCJyxf) “The church was always very important‚ very theatrical‚ very intense. The life that went on there and the music made a great impression on me.” (A.P Bailey
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Lulu’s custody battle for Dunham and her brother played a large role her approach between classes‚ race and also as a “culture broker” for her dancers‚ students and people of other cultures (Aschenbrenner 8). Katherine Dunham did not begin formal dance training until her late teens. In Chicago she studied with Ludmilla Speranzeva and Mark Turbyfill. She attended the University of Chicago after receiving a scholarship and graduated in 1936 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology. Here‚ she
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Gerson Ricasata Dance 100 Steele Pina Bausch; Café Muller For my submission I chose the piece Café Muller choreographed by Pina Bausch‚ which expresses the style in Dance Theater while expressing anguish with the context of the Holocaust. The excerpt from Café Muller to me is about the two different times of couple’s lives‚ the time before and after the effects of holocaust with two of the dancers playing the same character and the other two playing the parental figures. This style is achieved though
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He created The Mark Morris Dance Center‚ which houses the company‚ a school and community programs in Brooklyn‚ New York. He provided a home for his company‚ rehearsal space for the dance community‚ outreach programs for children and seniors‚ Wellness Center‚ a dance store‚ and a school offering dance classes to students of all ages and abilities http://markmorrisdancegroup.org/the-dance-group/mark-morris. This marvelous headquarters gave future dancers an
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