Modern dance is a free, expressive style of dancing that started in the early 20th century as a reaction to classical ballet (Urban 2005). It was first started, by an American dancer named Isadora Duncan as a counterforce to ballet (Modern Dance for Beginners Pg 2). She thought ballet was to strict so she tried to make her own way of dance. It was the first step to allow more expression and freedom in moving the body. Modern dance has evolved to a wide range of movements and techniques. It’s an outlet for free expression and art without the boundaries accompanied with traditional forms of movement. It all started when artists were searching for a means to express themselves and their individuality. They wanted to escape the restrictions
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It was performed by two girls in very simple outfits. This was the most attention-grabbing performance, it did not bore me what’s so ever. The music was a very big key in this performance, it would change after every scene. At one point, they had a woman reading off side effects to a prescription and they were moving their bodies to that. This performance had a lot of emotion in it, the two girls seemed to be deeply in love and then one would change and they would be in hatred for each other. But even when one of the girls fell down the other would always help her up, even if it brought her down as well. While this was my favorite piece it didn’t have a lot of the moves or techniques we have learned in class. They used the same feet and hand placements that we used in class. This performance was more than just a dance it was telling a story. It was a lot more advanced than what we are learning in class, on of the girls would pick the other up and hold them on their back. At one point, they were yelling at each other with their hands without even speaking. This performance had a lot of art and creativity behind it and that’s why I think this performance best shows modern …show more content…
He is best known for creating socially conscious concert that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experience in America. He worked with many choreographers including Martha Graham. In his piece, Rainbow ‘round my shoulder he choregraphed it with a lot of emotion and movement across the stage. In class, we used the same arm movements in our final performance that he used in his piece (1:39).
Another choreographer I looked at was Twyla Tharp, she toured extensively around the world preforming her original works. Watching her performance is see a lot of moves and techniques we use in class. In her performance 'Yowzie ': Twyla Tharp Keeps Pushing Boundaries of Dance she uses a lot of exotic dance moves in her performances. She uses a significant amount of leg swings just like how we use them in our final performance (0:09). Her performances are very interacting with the other dancers, they all tell a story
It was performed by two girls in very simple outfits. This was the most attention-grabbing performance, it did not bore me what’s so ever. The music was a very big key in this performance, it would change after every scene. At one point, they had a woman reading off side effects to a prescription and they were moving their bodies to that. This performance had a lot of emotion in it, the two girls seemed to be deeply in love and then one would change and they would be in hatred for each other. But even when one of the girls fell down the other would always help her up, even if it brought her down as well. While this was my favorite piece it didn’t have a lot of the moves or techniques we have learned in class. They used the same feet and hand placements that we used in class. This performance was more than just a dance it was telling a story. It was a lot more advanced than what we are learning in class, on of the girls would pick the other up and hold them on their back. At one point, they were yelling at each other with their hands without even speaking. This performance had a lot of art and creativity behind it and that’s why I think this performance best shows modern …show more content…
He is best known for creating socially conscious concert that focus on expressing the human condition and more specifically, the black experience in America. He worked with many choreographers including Martha Graham. In his piece, Rainbow ‘round my shoulder he choregraphed it with a lot of emotion and movement across the stage. In class, we used the same arm movements in our final performance that he used in his piece (1:39).
Another choreographer I looked at was Twyla Tharp, she toured extensively around the world preforming her original works. Watching her performance is see a lot of moves and techniques we use in class. In her performance 'Yowzie ': Twyla Tharp Keeps Pushing Boundaries of Dance she uses a lot of exotic dance moves in her performances. She uses a significant amount of leg swings just like how we use them in our final performance (0:09). Her performances are very interacting with the other dancers, they all tell a story