Background
What was the main goal of modern dance?
Return to the expressive motivations for dance
Who created a system of analyzing and notating dance and all movement (Labanotation)
Rudolf von Laban
Who is known as the "mother of modern dance"
Martha Graham
What is the shape we started our floor work classes in?
"X"
Katherine Dunham combined Afro Jazz with _____ foundations
Ballet
Modern dance was also a revolt against ______
Ballet
Who was known for dramatic solo and ensemble performances, often dealing with the struggle between conflicting powers
Mary Wigman
Who developed a system of exercises to develop freedom and relaxation?
Francois Delsarte
What is the purpose of the "x"?
To allow for maximal expansion, full ROM, and to get grounded into the floor
Katherine Dunham was one of the founders of what movement?
Anthropological dance movement
Many modern dance pieces are influenced by what?
Events and social issues in the larger world around them
Who used an idealized version of ancient Greek as inspiration, frequently explored connection with nature
Isadora Duncan
Who created a system for improving expressiveness and musicality, known as “eurythmics”
Emile Jaques-Dalcroze
What was the first MOVEMENT we started with in our floor classes?
"C" curve
Katherine Dunham helped bring ________ dance outside of America.
Modern
Martha Graham's technique focused heavily on a system of muscular tension and relaxation for the torso known as ______ and _______
Contract and release
Who frequently impersonated oriental goddesses and priestess; which many audiences found captivating
Ruth St. Denis
Who created her own technique based around the body’s natural reaction to gravity, known at “fall and recovery”
Doris Humphrey
What part of our body were we "twisting" during our floor work warm up?
Spine
Katherine Dunham became the first African American to choreograph for the ______________.
Metropolitan Opera
What did modern dance aim to "reveal"?
The dancer's personal vision
Who was the partner of Ruth St. Denis, that helped create and found the Denishawn Company?
Ted Shawn
Who developed a technique that emphasized a strong, fluid torso and ease of movement
Lester Horton
What is the series of 3 traveling steps, across the floor, that involve a sequence of releves and plies?
Triplett
What law did Katherine Dunham help pass in 1951 in Brazil that made racial discrimination in public places a felony?
Afonso Arinos Law