Martha Coakley

Did you know that the first female choreographer wasn't until 1756. Her name was Marie Salle. The purpose of my speech is to inform my audience about the different types of dance that has evolved over history. After my speech is finished my audience should be able to decide what decade was their favorite time for dance. First i'm going to tell you about dance in the 1920’s-1930’s. Then I will inform you about dance in 1970- 1980. After I tell you about dance in 1990- all the way up to 2017.…

Anna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She joined the Imperial Ballet School, were she made her company debut in 1899 and rapidly became a prima ballerina. Her way forward was performing in The Dying Swan in 1905, which became her mark role. She then joined the Ballet Russe in 1909 and formed her own company in 1911. Pavlova died in 1931, after contracting double pneumonia while on tour. Because Anna graduated as a coryphée, she was able to bypass the typical…

Katherine Dunham Katherine Mary Dunham (June 22, 1909- May 21, 2006) was an American dancer, choreographer, author, educator, and social activist. Dunham had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European theater and directed her own dance company for many years. She has been called the "matriarch and queen mother of black dance." Youth; Katherine was born on June 22, 1909. Her father, Albert Millard Dunham, was a descendant of slaves. Her mother, Fanny June Dunham, died…

There are two activities that I participate in, both pertaining to the performing arts. These include dance and orchestra. There are so many clearly defined differences in the two, like how one dresses for it, the styles, and the equipment that is needed for the activity. There are also many similarities though, and not just that they are performing arts. Some similarities include showing off in front of an audience. The first difference, the dress attire, is one of the biggest differences. For…

Hexantanz, or “Witch Dance” (1914), it’s not hard to deduce - by examining the music and ghostly wardrobe - that the work was heavily influenced by spirituality. Another, arguably less ghostly example of dance that reflects its peripheral culture is Martha Graham’s Primitive Mysteries (1931), which was choreographed after Graham’s trip to Southwest America, where in her creative mind sparked an interest in American Indian region (Bennahum, 81). Modern dance had changed it’s definitions not…

Tuesday with Morrie. This book starts with Morrie Schwartz’s story. Professor likes dance. Every Wednesday night, he used to go to church in Harvard Square for something called “Dance free”. And he loved that acting. One day, his illness gets worse. He was tired in a moment when he walks. And he fall down more and more. After he goes to see doctors, he finally found that he got a brutal illness of the neurological system. This illness doesn’t have medicine and treat method. He can’t swim and…

1) Tupac concentrated on ballet and dance while in secondary school. 2) Tupac genuine name was Lesane Parish Crooks 3) Tupac was conceived in East Harlem, New York, on June 16, 1971. 4) Tupac was named after the South American progressive Túpac Amaru. 5) When he was 13, he played Travis Younger in A Raisin in the Sun. 6) He went to Baltimore School for the Arts, where he took artful dance classes. 7)…

Dance in the 1920s The 1920s was a turning point for dance and everything around it in this era. This time got the name of the “roaring 20’s” and it was anything, but boring. It was also called the “Jazz Age” which pushed forward more dance and jazz at the time. The 1920s were known for many things such as the parties and flappers, but it is truly a decade that changed dance and how it was viewed. At this time people were trying to find outlets from going through the war, and dance was one…

(Foulkes). It lacked the strictness of curriculum, which held ballet in such high esteem. I am going to discuss one of, if not the, most important figure in modern dance history, and show how her accomplishments helped to secure the modern dance canon. Martha Graham demanded that her work be accurately reproduced, so she created rules for her movement. Moreover, modern dancers…

with moments…. I wanted significant movement. I did not want it to be beautiful or fluid. I wanted it to be fraught with inner meaning, with excitement and surge” (Martha Graham). Martha Graham is a famous American choreographer, dancer, and teacher of modern Graham and was an inspiration for many people, not only for a dancer. Also, Martha Graham was the first lady to brought muscle movements in dance and strong emotional story with feelings. Additionally, Graham also knows as “the mother of…