Modern Dance

Summary

Modern dance was a movement that began at the turn of the 20th century when American dancers Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, and Ruth St. Denis broke from formal dance traditions with their own personal vision of movement. Soon, their visions evolved through Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, who would all go on to teach their methods and present modern dance as a serious art form. Avant-garde choreographers, including Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor, stripped dance down to the essence of movement itself, while Alwin Nikolais, Alvin Ailey, and Twyla Tharp incorporated unconventional influences and elements to create a diverse and unique tapestry of dance. In Modern Dance, Second Edition, students can read about the innovators who shaped this dance form.

Author Biography

Janet Anderson is a dance critic at the City Paper of Philadelphia and was previously a dance critic at the Philadelphia Daily News. She has written about dance for the Philadelphia Inquires, Seven Arts Magazine, PBS Applause Magazine, and several other publications. Anderson has an M.A. in art history from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is pursuing her doctorate degree at the University of Texas-Austin.

Introduction	p. 6
Foreword	p. 8
The Precursors	p. 13
Denishawn	p. 27
The Founding Modern-Dance Generation	p. 39
The Reformers and Post-Modern Dance	p. 51
Fusion	p. 68
Choosing a Modern Dance Class	p. 85
Chronology	p. 93
Notes	p. 96
Glossary	p. 99
Bibliography	p. 102
Further Resources	p. 105
Picture Credits	p. 111
Index	p. 112
About the Author and Consulting Editor	p. 117
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Modern dance was a movement that began at the turn of the 20thcentury when American dancers Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, and Ruth St. Denis broke from formal dance traditions with their own personal vision of movement. Soon, their visions evolved through Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman, who would all go on to teach their methods and present modern dance as a serious art form. Avant-garde choreographers, including Merce Cunningham and Paul Taylor, stripped dance down to the essence of movement itself, while Alwin Nikolais, Alvin Ailey, and Twyla Tharp incorporated unconventional influences and elements to create a diverse and unique tapestry of dance. InModern Dance, Second Edition, students can read about the innovators who shaped this dance form.

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