Modern Dance Pioneers

Whose technique was based on the idea of contraction and release?

• Isadora Duncan

• Katherine Dunham

• Martha Graham

• Jose Limon

Whose technique was based on the concept of fall and recovery and breath?

• Lester Horton

• Martha Graham

• Merce Cunningham

• Jose Limon

Which choreographer is known for using classical music?

• Paul Taylor

• Alvin Ailey

• Katherine Dunham

• Merce Cunningham

Which choreographer was on Broadway and choreographed in response to African American racial issues?

• Isadora Duncan

• Pearl Primus

• Paul Taylor

• Loie Fuller

Which of these is not a characteristic of modern dance

• Elaborate costumes

• Use of the floor

• Parallel positions

• Bare feet

Who often did not use the music to choreograph and incorporated chance into his artistic process?

• Paul Taylor

• Alvin AIley

• Merce Cunningham

• Lester Horton

What was modern dance originally called?

• new dance

• contemporary dance

• refined dance

• nature dance