1. The three pioneers of modern dance were: Group of answer choices Humphrey, Graham,…

1. The three pioneers of modern dance were:
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Humphrey, Graham, Weidman
Cunningham, Nikolais, Jones
Ailey, St. Denis, Duncan
Graham, Hawkins, Limon
2. What is dance fusion?
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making dance for camera, or creating dances that are meant to be filmed
using dancers with wide-ranging technical abilities
using social dances in professional choreographies
combining different dance genres with theater, music, and art
3. Martha Graham’s personality was:
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free spirited
light and bubbly
tight and stern
inquisitive and loving
4. According to the Graham video, the imperative of modern dance is:
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training technical dancers
choreographers making up dance languages of their own
finding new ways to tell stories through dance
using ballet to restructure dance forms
5. Merce Cunningham often used this method to create choreography:
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letting the music be his inspiration
watching ballets as movement inspiration
flipping a coin to let chance determine the movements
carefully constructing each movement
6. Merce Cunningham believed in:
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dance that focuses on emotion and the human condition
movement for movements sake
dances that tell a story
movement as the universal language
7. According to the post-modern video, Twyla Tharp’s major contribution to dance was:
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how to tell a story using modern dance
she figured out how different dance languages could speak to each other
she could make dances that were narrative and dances that weren’t about anything
she figured out a new ballet technique
8. These themes are of particular interest to modern dance choreographers.
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telling stories through dance
the human condition and real-life situations and emotions
Greek myths
nature and the natural world
9. Doris Humphrey was particularly interested in:
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movement for movements sake
narrative dance
group dynamics and music visualizations
dances stripped of meaning