Early Modern
Dancers at this time created modern to rebel against: ____________________&_____________________
Ballet & Vaudeville
This person was born and raised in Germany and used improvisation heavily in teaching and choreography
Hanya Holm
Erik Hawkins' approach to modern was through __________________
Kinesiology
Postmodernism is movement for the sake of _____________________
Movement
The muscular tension that produces a shortening of body parts is called -
contraction
This woman used costumes made of dozens of yards of silk and lamps with colored gels to create dance
Loie Fuller
Known for the creation of a technique based in contraction and release
Martha Graham
Alvin Ailey
Fusion dances were dances that ________________
Boomerang can be described as -
a leg toss away from the body
Who was inspired by other cultures?
Denishawn / Ruth St. Denis & Ted Shawn
Charles Weidman
This man only performed to live music
Erik Hawkins
Postmodernism began in the 19______s
60s
One side of the spine lifts across the center of the body
Side Lift
Who payed attention to one's own body and impulses?
Isadora Duncan
Who developed a movement based in fall and recovery and the idea of suspension?
Doris Humphrey
This man was inspired by the pursuit of pure movement devoid of emotional implications.
Merce Cunningham
Modern dance became more sophisticated in technique and ___________________
technology
The dancer stays anchored to one place while using available space in any direction
Axial movement
Who was responsible for mainstreaming and popularizing the possibility of dance as a serious art form.
Loie Fuller
The Central Modern Period began in the 19____s
20s
Merce Cunningham was know for developing a choreography technique called __________________
Choreography by chance
There is now a ___________________ between modern and ballet
a less dramatic division
Describe (using words) what hook lying position is
Lying on your back with your knees bent and the soles of your feet flat on the floor