Modern Dancers

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  1. 5. created 181 ballets and a dance technique that has been compared to ballet in its scope and magnitude.
  2. 6. one of the great innovators in the history of dance. Her dance technique and choreography, the extraordinary events that marked her life, and her philosophy and writings on dance and life continue to fascinate dancers and historians
  3. 7. In 1917, after graduating from high school and teaching dance in Chicago for four years, she joined the Denishawn dance school and company in Los Angeles. She soon became a leading soloist in the company,
  4. 8. attended the Cornish School of Fine and Applied Arts in Seattle, Washington, for two years. He subsequently studied at Mills College (1938) with dancer and choreographer
  5. 10. among the first choreographers in the U.S. to insist upon racial integration in his company
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  1. 1. one of the most accomplished artists this nation has ever produced and helped shape and define America's homegrown art of modern dance from the earliest days of his career as a choreographer in 1954 until his death in 2018
  2. 2. an African-American dancer and choreographer, producer, author, scholar, anthropologist and Civil Rights activist. She had one of the most successful dance careers in Western dance theatre in the 20th century and directed her own dance company for many years
  3. 3. best known work is The Moor's Pavane, based on Shakespeare's Othello
  4. 4. a dancer, choreographer, and teacher known for his roles as a member of the Denishawn Company, and later for founding his own companies
  5. 9. After being inspired to pursue dancing by seeing the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo perform, he founded Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1958 to carry out his vision of a company dedicated to enriching the American modern dance heritage and preserving the uniqueness of the African-American cultural experience.
  6. 11. Since graduating from Barnard College in 1963, she has choreographed more than 125 dances, five Hollywood movies, directed and choreographed two Broadway shows, written two books, and received numerous awards