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- 1. Dance Cece Shmyr, KelseyBunyak, Amanda Temple
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- 3. Classical Ballet • Createdin Italy during Renaissance period (1500s) • Characteristics: – Structured positions and steps – Tells a story – Different styles – Classical music
- 4. Negative Aspects • Eatingdisorders=very common “the only way to succeed is to be thin” • Competitive – Very large industry – Only few make it to be very widely successful – More successful if independent • Low pay – Doesn’t even out to the amount of work put in
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- 7. Modern Dance •Refers to20th century concert dance •Centers on a dancer's own interpretations instead of structured steps •Encourages dancers to use emotions and moods to design their own steps and routines •Focused on elements such as floor work, fall and recovery, and improvisation
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- 9. Isadora Duncan • “Motherof modern dance” • Started dancing at 6 years old • Was taught to “listen to the music with her soul” from her mother • Her mother instilled Isadora’s love for the arts • Dance took a priority over formal education
- 10. Isadora’s Dance Technique •Did not believe in the formality of conventional ballet • Invented a more “free” form of dance • Barefoot dance in simple Greek apparel • Founded the “new system” of interpretive dance • Blended together poetry, music, and the rhythm of nature
- 11. “The dancer ofthe future will be one whole body and soul grown so harmoniously together that the natural language of that soul will have become the movement of the human body. The dancer will not belong to any nation but to all humanity.” –Isadora Duncan
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- 14. Martha Graham • Bornin Pennsylvania • Influenced by father – Specialized in physical movements to remedy nervous disorders – Believed body could express inner senses • Illustrated visions through jarring, violent, spastic & trembling movements • Compared to Picasso, Stravinsky, and Frank Lloyd Wrights
- 15. “Frontier” 1976 • Useof the floor as a plane for expressive movement • Use of costume to evoke a setting, to imply a character • Exploration of national identity through the eyes of archetypal characters from history
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- 17. • http://youtu.be/xgf3xgbKYko – Demonstratesthe emotional part of Martha’s work – “There is always one person who you truly peak to in the audience”
- 18. Merce Cunningham • Beganstudy at age 12 • Born in Centralia Washington • attended Martha Graham’s dance company • Influenced by partner- John Cage • Intrigued by random phenomena as determinants of structure • Dances vary greatly in mood but are frequently characterized by abrupt changes and contrast in movement
- 19. Merce Cunningham • NeighborMaude Barrett introduced dance to Merce • Expanded the frontiers of dance • Attended Cornish School of Fine and Applied Arts- 2 years • Studied at Mills College • Joined Martha’s company (left 1945) • Worked with John Cage- life partner (1940’s) – Extensive use of chance procedures, abandoned music forms and narrative & other conventional elements of dance • Opened Merce Cunningham Dance company (1953) • Invented dance on film (1970’s) • John died in (1992)
- 20. Merce Cunningham Achievements •National Medal of Arts (1990) • Explored motion capture technology • Japan’s Premium Imperiale (2005) • Jacob’s Pillow Dance Award (2009) • Named Officer of the Legion d’Honneur (2004)
- 21. Alvin Ailey • AfricanAmerican modern dance • Made use of any combination of dance techniques that best suited the theatrical moment • Kept his life as a dancer a secret from his mother for the first two years
- 22. Alvin Ailey • Foundedthe Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre in NYC • Credited with popularizing modern dance • Revolutionized African-American participation in modern dancing • His company gained the nickname "Cultural Ambassador to the World”
- 23. Alvin Ailey • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_detailpage&v=vu9dQcefHSc –Different types of movement – More intense movements
- 24. Todays Most PopularChoreographers Mia Michaels Lisa Giobbi Victor Smalley Sonya Tayeh
- 25. Mia Michaels –3 EmmyNominations –I Emmy –Most sought our choreographer worldwide
- 26. Mia Michaels • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XIFZLlIi M&list=PLD240B800296D85DA *Consideredone of her top 10 choreographed dances
- 27. Sonya Tayeh • Bornand raised in Detroit Michigan • American dancer and choreographer • guest judge on the television series So You Think You Can Dance since season four
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- 29. Costume Changes • Costumeshave become much simpler
- 30. A Revolution inMovement Traditional Ballet Modern Ballet
- 31. Key Differences (between balletand modern dance) • Modern dance doesn’t usually tell a story • Ballet was created for aesthetic appeal • Modern dance was created for emotional appeal • Ballet costumes are more extravagant and elaborate