Lester Horton

Three Artists: Throughout this mass world of dance, there are many extraordinary choreographers, dancers, artists, and innovators that impact young artists. Sometimes we tend to forget the different eras of dance. For example, the early to mid twentieth century, 1960s-1980s, and of course the twenty-first century. It is important to understand the evolution of how modern dance evolved. It provides us a history and background, so we can grasp a better understanding on what it is we are learning…

Ailey studied and observed many other choreographers. For example, he observed Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey. He also was a student at Lester Horn’s dance school for many years. Ailey indulged very well in Horton’s style of dance and it displayed once Horton died. Alvin took lead as the company’s director. With the technique and experience he learned from Horton Alvin Ailey developed his own dance company, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, in 1958 and it included 8 Black dancers. In his…

Art is comprised of a variety of diverse practices and mediums including visual arts, film, music, dance, theatre and literature . Artists generally utilise a limited area of these mediums, although they are able to draw inspiration from the work of other artists, no matter what form. Drawing inspiration can mean gaining a new idea, extending on an old one, or utilize a skill exhibited. Essentially, when doing this, artists are pursuing to extend their original impression, present it differently…

Dance is considered by many to be an essential element of human behavior. This behavior was first demonstrated by the early movement of the Earth’s most primitive human civilizations. It has evolved over the years to create a variety of traditional ethnic and folk styles, as well as classical ballet, jazz, tap, ballroom, and the modern and contemporary dance genres that are popular today (Anderson). Although the origins of dance choreography can be traced back to prehistoric times, modern and…

Regarded as one of the greatest figures in the dance field, award-winning dancer and choreographer Carmen de Lavallade remains esteemed by all who treasure her contributions to ballet. After fifty years, de Lavallade continues to maintain and heighten a career comprised of Broadway, film, opera, television performances, and choreographed work. Described as mesmerizing and ethereal by both dance connoisseurs and critics alike, de Lavallade has dedicated a lifetime to expressing traditional forms…

Biography”). Ailey learned modern dance from the great choreographer and he developed a love that would soon turn into a career. When Ailey was 22, Horton sadly passed away, and left Ailey briefly in charge of the company. He would spend his time taking extensive notes on how the Horton technique was taught in the studio so he could be as successful as Horton himself in teaching the dancers. Soon his success would take him to New York. He began his career by performing on Broadway in the show…

issues which face practitioners. Bloom (2016) states that one particular difficulty practitioners is the lack of time available to set aside for reflection. One more problem with the six different stages that Gibbs’ theory is broken into is that Lester & Piore, (2014) problems are “interlocked and do not follow pre-existent, clear-cut techniques and theories”. This arises problems as teachers may not understand how to pull experiences apart and reflect on individual aspects of it (Attar et…