Modern Dance Quiz #3

Martha Graham was most influenced by which early modern dance pioneers?

• Merce Cunningham and Alvin Ailey

• Isadora Duncan and Loie Fuller

• Anna Pavlova and Vaslav Nijinsky

• Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

Doris Humphrey trained under early modern dance pioneers such as ______.

• Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn

• Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham

• Isadora Duncan and Anna Pavlova

• Merce Cunningham and José Limón

The Martha Graham Dance Company is the oldest dance company in the United States.

• True

• False

Identify a key movement principle of the Graham technique.

• Fall and Recovery

• Rotation and counterbalance

• Flatback

• Contraction and release

Identify a key movement principle of Doris Humphrey's technique.

• Rotation and counterbalance

• Fall and Recovery

• Contraction and release

• Flatback

Identify the two themes that Graham adhered to the most in her choreographic work.

• Supernatural and Fantasy

• Music and Musical Theatre

• Americana and Greek mythology

• Death and Destruction

Name one of Martha Graham's most well-known choreographic works:

What was the name of Doris Humphrey's husband and choreographic partner?

• Lester Horton

• Erick Hawkins

• Ted Shawn

• Charles Weidman