Choreographic Techniques
Composition
Theorists, Trailblazers, and the 1st Generation
Theory
2nd Generation, Synthesizers, Collaborators, and Present Day
100

Brushing your teeth.

What is literal choreography?

100

Dancing towards the back.

What is up stage?

100

Origins of Modern Dance

What are the Women's movement, industrialization, and sociopolitical change?

100

Float, glide, flick, dab, slash, punch, wring, press.

What are Laban's 8 force effort actions?

100

Co-director of Wigman's school.

Who is Hanya Holm.

200

The Graham-technique.

What is contract release?

200

A1

What is variation?

200
Francios Delsarte, Emile Jaques-Delcrose, Rudolf von Laban.

Who were the theorists of modern dance?

200

The 6 force qualities.

What are swing, sustained, percussive, collapse, suspended, stillness?

200

Known for their highly inclusive dance school.

Who is Lester Horton.

300

Founder of fall and recovery.

Who is Doris Humphrey?

300

Dance writing composition.

What is describing, analyzing, and evaluating?

300

Danced in a free, child-like manner.

Who is Isadora Duncan?

300

Began experimenting with avant-garde.

Who is Paul Taylor?

300

Believer in "motion not emtion"

Who is Alwin Nikolais?

400

This choreographer would flip a coin before his dancers went on stage to perform.

Who is Merce Cunningham?

400

ABBB

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What is Cannon?

400

Dance school that linked two generations of dancers (trailblazers with the 1st gens).

What is the Denishawn School?

400

Laban's principles of space.

What is kinesphere, 3D planes, and levels?

400

Pilobolus Dance Theatre was inspired by this dancer due to their use of human sculpture-making.

Alwin Nikolais

500

Energy moving away from the body in opposite directions (full body opposition and engagement).

What is the Horton Technique?

500

Most soothing design, evokes stability and calmness according to Doris Humphrey, and has curved, flowing patterns.

What is symmetrical successional?

500

Formed a school with Doris Humphrey.

Who is Charles Weidman?

500

All movement comes from the core.

What is centrally initiated movement?

500

Betty Farrally came to Canada to co-found this Canadian dance company.

What is the Royal Winnipeg Ballet?