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Loie Fuller
Loie Fuller was a actress and a dancer. Loie was also a pioneer for both modern dance and theatrical lighting techniques. Loie is important to modern dance history because Loie was the one who created a lot of the stage production. Some dances that she created was
Serpentine Dance 1891
Fire Dance 1895 Loie Fuller Loie Fuller also inspirer the following dancers in both modern and ballet style of dance. These dancers are Auguste Rodin, Jules Chéret and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec. -
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Isadora Duncan
Isadora Duncan was an American dancer who decided to performed throughout Europe. Also, Isadora is the creator of modern dance. Therefore, Isadora created a style of dance that was more of a free spirit of dance and that fit inside her philosophy as to what movement of dance should be. Finally, Isadora influenced dancers for her ideas and aesthetics in dance. The following dancers are Anna Pavlova, Sergei Diaghilev, Michel Fokine, Marius Petitpa, and Leon Bakst. -
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Ruth Denis
Ruth Denis was an American pioneer of modern dance she introduced eastern ideas into the art of modern dance. Ruth was also the co-founder of the American Denishawn School of Dance Ruth also taught dance at the American Denishawn School of Dance to several notable performers -
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Mary Wigman
Mary Wigman was a dancer and choreographer. Mary was also notable as the pioneer of expressionist dance, dance therapy, and the movement trainer without wearing pointe shoes. Mary was important to modern dance history because Mary is one of the most iconic figures of Weimar German culture. -
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Ted Shawn
Ted Shawn was one of the first notable male pioneers of American for modern dance. Ted was also the founder of Denishawn School of dance along with his former wife named Ruth Denis. Finally, Ted was one of the most influential choreographers and dancers during his lifetime. -
Modern Dance
modern dance is much younger
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The Denishawn School of Dancing
The Denishawn School of Dancing included the following classes at their school. These classes were ballet, yoga, exotic dance styles, improvisational explorations, dance history, and religious philosophy. Also, The Denishawn dance company aimed to demonstrate that dance could still be a serious art form and maintain the interest of audiences members through the use of costume, spectacle and entertainment.