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Hawk Modern Dance History

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

When did modern dance begin?

a)

18th century (1700s)

b)

19th century (1800s)

c)

20th century (1900s)

d)

21st century (2000s)

2.

Where did modern dance begin

a)

America

b)

France

c)

Italy

3.

In the beginning, modern dance was rebelling against 2 dance styles: vaudeville and __________

a)

tap

b)

jazz

c)

ballet

d)

hip hop

4.

What kind of movement does modern dance base its technique on?

a)

ballet

b)

vaudeville

c)

jazz

d)

natural movement

5.

What does modern dance want to communicate?

a)

emotional state

b)

idea

c)

situation

6.

Who created Denishawn? (2 answers)

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

7.

Who was self-taught, didn’t use traditional dance attire, and spent most of their life and career in Europe?

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

8.

Who called their dances “translations” which were inspired by Eastern cultures and mythologies?

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

9.

Who is known for visual effects and revolutionary lighting equipment and silk costumes?

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

10.

Who formed an all-male dance company and founded Jacob’s Pillow?

a)

Loie Fuller

b)

Isadora Duncan

c)

Ruth St. Denis

d)

Ted Shawn

11.

Who studied at Denishawn, fall & release, book based on dance composition, formed a company with Weidman?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Doris Humphrey

c)

Charles Weidman

d)

Lester Horton

12.

Who is the “mother of modern dance,” a part of Denishawn, greatest American choreographers, contract & release?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Doris Humphrey

c)

Charles Weidman

d)

Lester Horton

13.

Who had the first racially integrated dance company and technique includes fortifications and lateral T?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Doris Humphrey

c)

Charles Weidman

d)

Lester Horton

14.

Who went to Denishawn, had a masculine approach, and formed a company with Humphrey?

a)

Martha Graham

b)

Doris Humphrey

c)

Charles Weidman

d)

Lester Horton

15.

Who was a Horton dancer whose signature work is Revelations?

a)

Merce Cunnigham

b)

Paul Taylor

c)

Jose Limon

d)

Alvin Ailey

16.

Who was a Mexican-born dancer who studied with Humphrey?

a)

Merce Cunnigham

b)

Paul Taylor

c)

Jose Limon

d)

Alvin Ailey

17.

Who was an innovator who used chance procedures and dance itself was the subject of his pieces?

a)

Merce Cunnigham

b)

Paul Taylor

c)

Jose Limon

d)

Alvin Ailey