Modern Dance History (Modern 2)

Who was not a pioneer of modern dance

• Alvin Ailey

• Cesar Salone

• Martha Graham

• Lester Horton

Lester Hortons technique explored _______ ______ and ______

Modern dance was a rejection to ballet

• True

• False

Which modern choreographer used themes of hope and determination?

• Lester Horton

• Katherine Dunham

• Alvin Ailey

• Paul Taylor

Finish the phrase:

The torso is the ______ of all motion.

Which is not a trait of Ailey's technique?

• Use of spine

• turning and jumping over large distances

• both a & b

• none of the above

Ailey was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom

• True

• False

African American movement influenced many modern dance technique styles

• True

• False

Which is not a trait of Horton technique

• spirals

• straight lines

• angles

• anatomical approach

Name one modern dance movement vocabulary word that we have explored this semester.