Modern Dance History

Whose technique was based on contraction and release, and on breath and oppositional force?

• Twyla Tharp

• Martha Graham

• Ruth St Denis

• Loie Fuller

Which dancer trained with Mary Wigman in Germany?

• Hanya Holm

• Doris Humphrey

• Martha Graham

• Alvin Ailey

Who choreographed Appalachian Springs in 1944?

• Loie Fuller

• Hanya Holm

• Martha Graham

• Lester Horton

Whose technique was a blend of African, European, Afro-Caribbean, and American dance?

• Erick Hawkins

• Paul Taylor

• Mark Morris

• Katherine Dunham

Whose technique stresses natural movements based on philosophy from Native American, ancient Greek, and Asian Sources?

• Erick Hawkins

• Ted Shawn

• Lester Horton

• Bill T Jones

Which modern forerunner used color, fabric, movement, sound, and light to create innovative dances as a complete theatrical experience?

• Isadora Duncan

• Twyla Tharp

• Martha Graham

• Loie Fuller

Who established a company of all male dancers?

• Ruth St Denis

• Ted Shawn

• Bill T Jones

• Alvin Ailey

Which choreographer created a series of solos based on oriental deities, and performed them throughout Europe?

• Trisha Brown

• Paul Taylor

• Ruth St Denis

• Loie Fuller

Which forerunner used natural body movements to express emotion and spontaneously interpret the music?

• Loie Fuller

• Paul Taylor

• Isadora Duncan

• Ted Shawn

Which choreographer was married to Ruth St Denis and, together, they established the Denishawn School of Dance?

• Alvin Ailey

• Mark Morris

• Ted Shawn

• Bill T Jones