Modern Dance Unit Test Review

What was the title of the book that Doris Humphrey wrote?

• Finale from The New World

• Chance Operations

• Contraction and Release

• The Art of Making Dances

Jose Limon's technique emphasizes fall and recovery and the relationship between

• mind and body

• weight and weightlessness

• history and literature

• Ruth and Ted

Which of the following dancers did NOT study at Denishawn?

• Isadora Duncan

• Martha Graham

• Charles Weidman

• Doris Humphrey

Katherine Dunham primarily studied dance from which parts of the world to help create her work?

• Russia and Europe

• China and Japan

• India and Egypt

• Brazil and the Caribbean

When did modern dance originate in the United States?

• Early 1700's

• Early 1800's

• Early 1900's

• Early 2000's

Which dancer became inspired because her father was a physician who studied the bodily expression of human behavior?

• Doris Humphrey

• Loie Fuller

• Martha Graham

• Ruth St. Denis

After Denishawn closed, what did Ted Shawn go on to do?

• Create an all male dance company

• Be the artistic director of Limon's company

• Dance on Broadway

• Star in his own dance film

Who pioneered the use of Chance Operations in dance?

• Loie Fuller

• Jose Limon

• Charles Weidman

• Merce Cunningham

Which of the following was NOT something that Isadora Duncan was known for?

• Dancing barefoot

• Creating dances that lacked freedom

• Performing in free-flowing costumes

• Drawing inspiration from the ideals of the Ancient Greeks

What did Ruth St. Denis call the dances that she created?

• Traditions

• Telegrams

• Translations

• Transformations