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Besides Isadora Duncan, there were other pioneers of modern dance such as Alvin Ailey who was born in Rogers, Texas on January 5, 1931 to Alvin Ailey Sr. and Lula Elizabeth Ailey. It wasn’t until he moved to Los Angeles at age 12 that he was exposed to dance. He fell in love with dance after witnessing a series of performances, specifically by the Katherine Dunham Dance Company and the Ballet Musse de Monte Carlo, being inspired by a series of dance performances. He then began taking dances lesson

Modern Dance Pioneers When it comes to dance there are many styles such as ballet, jazz, and lyrical, but the one that stands out is modern. When it comes to modern dance, there are many pioneers such as Alvin Ailey, Martha Graham, Lester Horton, and Isadora Duncan. The two that interest me the most are Isadora Duncan and Alvin Ailey. Isadora Duncan was born on May 26, 1877 as Angela Duncan in San Francisco, California. Her mother was Dora, and her father was Joseph Duncan, who left the family when

“Go within everyday and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out” (A Quote by Katherine Dunham 1). Once one of the most successful dancers in both American and European theater, Katherine Dunham, a dancer, anthropologist,social activist,and educator, continues to inspire people throughout the world. Named America’s irreplaceable Dance Treasure in 2000. Dunham remains a name heard regularly in dance schools across the world (“Katherine Dunham Biography” 4). She is known

AOII Formal 2018 at Washington Grass Inn 1. What style of dance did you see or do? What specific movements did you see or do that would indicate that it was this specific style or genre? At this formal event, I experienced both individual and partner dancing. I would describe this style to be a mix of hip-hop and swing dancing. The dance movements involved fluid arm waving and rhythmic leg stepping. There was no set choreography so our movements were limitless. These movements reminded me of hip

Mary McMillan is known as one of the first leaders in the physical therapy profession.1 The Mary McMillan Lecture Award is given annually to recognize members of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) making notable contributions to the profession surrounding the areas of research, patient care, administration and education. 1 It is important to learn these facts prior to understand the 40th Mary McMillan Lecture Award given to Dr. Carolee J. Winstein with her lecture entitled “The Best

Professional ballet dancer's perspective of their own senses while dancing on daily practice of training/class remains unexplored in dance scholarship. This is the gap in scientific research that remains to be uncovered by empricial research. From this research the dance world could benefit on better understanding on the senses and embodiment of dance in training. Ethnographic method was used in important social cultural studies by Loïc Wacquant (1998) reflecting upon the embodiment of boxers, in

In my opinion, Merce Cunningham is the most influential person in the history of contemporary dance. Cunningham was both a dancer and in the early 1940s began to choreograph. A former dancer of the Martha Graham Dance Company, Cunningham went on to found the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, where many of the dancers went on to become prestigious choreographers as well. In his works, the choreography, music and design all work separately yet together. Through his belief that “anything can follow anything”

Ruth Dennis was born on January 20, 1879 in Newark, New Jersey, and was an American contemporary dancer who innovated and influenced American dance. As a teenager, she began dancing and acting in vaudeville and musical comedy shows, and soon took on the stage name, Ruth St. Denis. After having studied Hindu art and philosophy, Denis offered a public performance in New York City of her first dance work named Radha, as well shorter pieces named The Cobra and The Incense. In 1915 Denis and her husband

Martha Graham is a contemporary choreographer that had a huge career with her unique style of choreographies. During her lifetime she seen dance evolve and grow from an art form to an established one. She was a pioneer and a visionary who created her own movement language, she showed that dance could be a serious art form because it explored human emotions. Today; her movement techniques are used worldwide and is a commonplace in dance classes as well. One of her famous dance pieces Appalachian

Woodsen. They were born with heritage and attended the best Upper East Side’s private school, Constance in New York City. But with these teenagers who have a great status and life, there is the lower class of the characters in Gossip Girl, which is the Humphrey family. Dan and Jenny Humphrey’s dad, Rufus is an old forgotten band artist, who now owns an art gallery, they live in a loft in Brooklyn. They don’t have a lot of wealth, but they still have enough money to send Dan and Jenny to the same private