American modern dance
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American modern dance is a 20th-century concert dance form that broke from classical ballet to emphasize expressive, innovative movement and individual artistic vision in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert dance
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dance form ⓘ modern dance ⓘ |
| artForm | performing arts ⓘ |
| characteristic |
bare feet performance
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emphasis on expressive movement ⓘ experimentation with form and structure ⓘ exploration of everyday movement ⓘ floor work ⓘ individual artistic vision ⓘ rejection of strict classical ballet technique ⓘ use of contraction and release ⓘ use of fall and recovery ⓘ use of gravity and weight ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| emergedAsReactionTo |
Victorian-era theatrical dance
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classical ballet conventions ⓘ |
| emergedFrom | United States concert dance scene ⓘ |
| hasPioneer |
Alvin Ailey
NERFINISHED
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Anna Sokolow NERFINISHED ⓘ Charles Weidman NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Humphrey NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanya Holm NERFINISHED ⓘ Helen Tamiris NERFINISHED ⓘ Isadora Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ José Limón NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Dunham NERFINISHED ⓘ Lester Horton NERFINISHED ⓘ Martha Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Merce Cunningham NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ Pearl Primus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth St. Denis NERFINISHED ⓘ Ted Shawn NERFINISHED ⓘ Trisha Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Yvonne Rainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American dance traditions
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Delsarte system of expression NERFINISHED ⓘ European concert dance ⓘ German Ausdruckstanz ⓘ Native American dance traditions ⓘ classical ballet ⓘ social dance ⓘ |
| institutionalBase |
independent dance companies in the United States
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university dance programs in the United States ⓘ |
| movementVocabulary |
angular movements
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improvisation ⓘ off-balance positions ⓘ spirals and curves ⓘ |
| parentGenre | modern dance ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
contemporary dance
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postmodern dance ⓘ |
| teachingMethod |
composition classes
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improvisation classes ⓘ technique classes ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
abstract ideas
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psychological themes ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| typicalMusic |
classical music
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contemporary art music ⓘ jazz ⓘ percussive scores ⓘ silence ⓘ |
| typicalVenue |
concert stage
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theater ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.