WorksheetsHawk Modern Dance History
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 6mins
When did modern dance begin?
18th century (1700s)
19th century (1800s)
20th century (1900s)
21st century (2000s)
Where did modern dance begin
America
France
Italy
In the beginning, modern dance was rebelling against 2 dance styles: vaudeville and __________
tap
jazz
ballet
hip hop
What kind of movement does modern dance base its technique on?
ballet
vaudeville
jazz
natural movement
What does modern dance want to communicate?
emotional state
idea
situation
Who created Denishawn? (2 answers)
Loie Fuller
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Who was self-taught, didn’t use traditional dance attire, and spent most of their life and career in Europe?
Loie Fuller
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Who called their dances “translations” which were inspired by Eastern cultures and mythologies?
Loie Fuller
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Who is known for visual effects and revolutionary lighting equipment and silk costumes?
Loie Fuller
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Who formed an all-male dance company and founded Jacob’s Pillow?
Loie Fuller
Isadora Duncan
Ruth St. Denis
Ted Shawn
Who studied at Denishawn, fall & release, book based on dance composition, formed a company with Weidman?
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Lester Horton
Who is the “mother of modern dance,” a part of Denishawn, greatest American choreographers, contract & release?
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Lester Horton
Who had the first racially integrated dance company and technique includes fortifications and lateral T?
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Lester Horton
Who went to Denishawn, had a masculine approach, and formed a company with Humphrey?
Martha Graham
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Lester Horton
Who was a Horton dancer whose signature work is Revelations?
Merce Cunnigham
Paul Taylor
Jose Limon
Alvin Ailey
Who was a Mexican-born dancer who studied with Humphrey?
Merce Cunnigham
Paul Taylor
Jose Limon
Alvin Ailey
Who was an innovator who used chance procedures and dance itself was the subject of his pieces?
Merce Cunnigham
Paul Taylor
Jose Limon
Alvin Ailey
