If you are wondering who one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century was, as well as the person who is considered to be the “mother of modern dance”, then you need to take a look at Martha Graham. Graham was born in Pennsylvania on May 11, 1894, but it wasn’t until she was 17 that she really got into studying dance fully. After watching Ruth St. Denis perform, Graham was inspired to learn to do the same, and begged her parents to allow her the luxury of taking classes. Unfortunately, her parents had very strong religious viewpoints and discouraged her from taking on the art form. Fortunately, for the sake of dance, Graham went against her parents’ wishes and ended up enrolling in a junior college who focused on art, where she
