Name 3 important practitioners in Modern Dance
MODERN DANCE - Key Practitioners

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Ceris Eveleigh
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1.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Modern Dance is...
A rebellion against the restrictions of Ballet
Connected to the Women's rights movement
An form of personal expression
All of the above
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How is modern dance different to ballet?
Danced in bare feet
More movement in the torso
Subject matter more dramatic and connected to real life issues
All of the above
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who created Chance Choreography?
Merce Cunningham
Martha Graham
Alvin Ailey
Doris Humphrey
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which modern technique tends to concentrate on the use of "fall and release" to create a dramatic style that works with the momentum and dancer can create in their movement
Cunningham Technique
Graham Technique
Limon Technique
Horton Technique
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which style of contemporary choreography explores the relationships between people and expresses a message through movement
Narrative
Contact Improvisation
Chance
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Who is credited with the idea of contraction and release (a torso based movement of a sharp intake of breath followed by a strong exhalation), her groundbreaking dances based on mythology, and her theatrical personality have made her oone of the best known modern dancers of all time.
Doris Humphrey
Isadora Duncan
Martha Graham
Lois Fuller
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