Modern Dance

Modern Dance

1. Early Period : 1880-1923

   • Isadora Duncan
     • Biography: http://www.contemporary-dance.org/isadora-duncan.html
     • Dance Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vXveVce0sI
   • Ruth St. Denis
     • Biography: http://www.pitt.edu/~gillis/dance/ruth.html
     • Dance Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMxm9rq0FHc

2. Central Modern Period: 1923-1946

   • Martha Graham
     • Biography: http://www.biography.com/people/martha-graham-9317723
     • Dance Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b_63g5TICeY
   • Doris Humphrey
     • Biography: http://www.contemporary-dance.org/doris-humphrey.html
     • Dance Excerpt: https://youtu.be/1-yn_Kw2O40

3. Late Modern Period: 1946-1957

   • Jose Limon
     • Biography and Dance Excerpt: http://www.contemporary-dance.org/jose-limon.html 
   • Merce Cunningham
     • Biography: http://www.britannica.com/biography/Merce-Cunningham
     • Dance Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FwiMlDQ7rI

4. Contemporary Dance: 1957-Present

   • Alvin Ailey
     • Biography & Dance Excerpt: http://www.biography.com/people/alvin-ailey-9177959
   • Nacho Duato
     • Biography: http://artsalive.ca/en/dan/meet/bios/artistDetail.asp?artistID=147
     • Dance Excerpt:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZwliYFgBqs

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