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    Modern dance emerged in the late 19th century in Europe as Ausdrucktanz or dance as expression. Pioneers like Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller developed natural movement driven by emotion rather than rigid ballet technique. In the early 20th century, pioneers like Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn established schools teaching Eastern-influenced styles, while Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and Rudolf von Laban developed theories still used today. Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey established signature American modern styles in the 1920s-30s, followed by innovators like Merce Cunningham and Alvin Ailey integrating new techniques that influenced dance for generations to come.

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    Modern dance emerged in the late 19th century in Europe as Ausdrucktanz or dance as expression. Pioneers like Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller developed natural movement driven by emotion rather than rigid ballet technique. In the early 20th century, pioneers like Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn established schools teaching Eastern-influenced styles, while Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and Rudolf von Laban developed theories still used today. Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey established signature American modern styles in the 1920s-30s, followed by innovators like Merce Cunningham and Alvin Ailey integrating new techniques that influenced dance for generations to come.

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    History of Modern Dance Characteristics

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    Modern dance emerged in the late 19th century in Europe as Ausdrucktanz or dance as expression. Pioneers like Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller developed natural movement driven by emotion rather than rigid ballet technique. In the early 20th century, pioneers like Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn established schools teaching Eastern-influenced styles, while Émile Jaques-Dalcroze and Rudolf von Laban developed theories still used today. Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey established signature American modern styles in the 1920s-30s, followed by innovators like Merce Cunningham and Alvin Ailey integrating new techniques that influenced dance for generations to come.

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    HISTORY OF

    MODERN DANCE
    CH ARACTE RI STI CS O F
    MODERN DANCE

     Movement driven by
    emotion
     Low center of gravity

     Dancers embrace the ground


    LI N E AG E
    E XPRE SSI O N I ST DAN CE

    “Ausdrucktanz”
    Europe, late 1800’s - early 1900’s
    Movement as expression
    FRANÇOIS DELSARTE

     Musician and teacher


     Developed “Delsarte” acting style
    • Focus on human interaction,
    gesture as expression
    • Known worldwide by
    1890’s
     Inspired dancers:
    • Isadora Duncan, Ruth
    St. Denis, Ted Shawn
    E MI LE JAQ UE S-
    DALCRO Z E
     Musician, composer

     Developed eurythmics

     Founded school in 1910


    • Taught the Dalcroze Method
    RUD O LF VAN LABAN

     Dance artist, theorist

     Created Labanotation

     Established schools throughout Europe


    MARY WI G MAN

     Student of Dalcroze and Laban

     Challenged tradition

     Dark pieces

     Expansion and contraction

     The Witch:
    http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b0/
    Mary_Wigman_Witch_Dance.ogv
    FRE E DAN CE

    America, late 1890’s – early 1900’s


    Spread to Hungary, Russia, Eastern Europe
    Rebellion against ballet
    LOIE FULLER

     Child actress, burlesque


    dancer
    Developed her own natural
    movement and improvisation
     The first modern dancer

    Innovative lighting
    and costume design
    ISADORA DUNCAN

     Created her own philosophy of dance


    • Natural movement as
    connection between emotion
    and movement
     Greek and Freedom influences

     Performed to mix reviews


    RUTH ST.
    D E N I S & TED
    SHAWN
     Ruth- studied Delsarte’s
    method
     Eastern influences
     Opened Denishawn School
    • Taught Martha Grhama,
    Doris Humphrey, Charles
    Wiedman
     Established Jacob’s Pillow
    MO D E RN DAN CE

     1923: Graham leaves Denishawn to work as a solo


    artist
     1928: Humphrey and Weidman set up their own
    school
     1933: Shawn founds all male dance group
    MARTHA GRAHAM

     “Picasso” of dance

     Student of Denishawn

     The Martha Graham Center of


    Contemporary Dance
     Contraction and release

     Long career
    DORIS HUMPHREY
    & CHARLES
    WIEDMAN
     Students of Denishawn

     Humphrey-Weidman Company

     “Fall and recovery”

     Unique American style


    MERCE CUNNINGHAM

     Student of Martha Graham

     Merce Cunningham Dance


    Company
    • Used Yì Jīng to choreograph
    • Non-representative dance

     Legacy Plan
    ALVI N
    AI LE Y
     African American Modern Dance

     Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

     “A ballet bottom,” and a “modern


    top”
    RE ACTI O N

     1927: Newspapers begin regularly assigning dance


    critics
     Universities and colleges accepted modern dance

     Audiences often felt confused, but mesmerized


    I N FLUE N CE

     Post-modern dance

     Contemporary

    Improvisation, Contact
    Improvisation

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