Modern Dance History

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What form of dance is modern?

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concert dance

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Modern dance emerged as a _________ against classical ballet.

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rebellion

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Modern dancers wanted greater _______.

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freedom

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Which grandparent of modern dance used color, fabric, lights, and sound to create their innovative dances as a complete theatrical experience?

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Loie Fuller

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Who is known as the "Mother of Modern Dance?"

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Isadora Duncan

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Which grandparent of modern dance started out as a vaudeville dancer?

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Ruth St. Denis

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What school did Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn establish together?

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Denishawn School of Dance and Related Arts

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Lester Horton was apart of the 'first generation' of modern dance.

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True

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Which two modern dancers established the Humphrey-Weidman Studio Company?

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Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman

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Which two second generation modern dancers studied at the Martha Graham Dance Company?

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Eric Hawkins and Merce Cunningham