After the family moved, Twyla started dance lessons at Vera Lynn School of Dance. ... About a year later Twyla opened up her own dance company. In 1964 Twyla, at the age of 23, started her own dance company called Twyla Tharp Dance Company. ... Twyla's work increased the boundaries of ballet and modern dance. ... "A woman who ranks in talent with any person of the new wave of modern dance" (Cass 360) would be Twyla Tharp....

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When I saw some video clips about Korean creative dance and Korean modern dance, it seemed difficult to distinguish one another. ... This is because some Korean dancers choreographed new dances based on Korean traditional dance and blended movements from western dances and other dancers who were educated from foreign countries adapted Korean traditional dance to western dances. ... If a foreign dancer is adept at Korean dancing, he or she can be a Human Cultural Asset. Koreans can learn from foreign dancers because Korean dancers were directly involved in Korean dances and thus could have c...

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Histories of Dance. ... I believe this as dance always changes. ... An example of what I mean is that today there is a large influence on contemporary dance; dancers are trained in a wide range of different dance techniques. ... Dancing of today is provoked both by feeling and being traditional. ... The company has attempted to retell these stories by applying modern-day logic, but without losing the essence of magic which is essential to these pieces. ...

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Merce Cunningham is a choreographer, dancer, company director, and video/filmaker of modern dance. As a result of his varied education and love for dance, he was able to create a type of modern dance that many people have accepted. ... The best way to describe Merce Cunningham's dance is, just as modern is an alternative to ballet, his dance is an alternative to traditional modern. He was once called "a revolutionary, an innovator and perhaps, the antithesis of traditional modern dance". ... Over the years, Merce Cunningham has developed his own unique s...

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She was a pioneer of modern dance, in her words- "contemporary" dance. ... Modern dancers at this time did not get paid very much, if at all. ... And most modern dance teachers also had other jobs. ... The Dance Repertory was a plan arranged by Helen Tamiris, where all modern dance members came together to share managers, theaters, etc. ... In 1934, another attempt was made to join modern dancers. ...

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Merce Cunningham's Points in Space The era of modern dance signaled a time when people were experimenting with the components of dance. Modern dance began to become respected through the United States, a new respect for the dancer who tried to express themselves as individuals. ... Merce had quite a different background than most modern dancers. ... During this time, Merce studied at The School of American Ballet, something most modern dancers never did. ... Cunningham's choreographic style is what set him apart from other modern dancers. ...

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The structure of the dance was organized with a duet of two dancers from beginning to end. ... All female dancers are dressed identically. ... With that being said, Serenade played a major role within Modern Dance as the woman was seen as a rising figure and the centerpiece of a narrative. ... Ballet helped signify the overall portray of women within Modern Dance. ... With that said, women were the key component in ballet, and therefore, were illustrated as much more significant figures in Modern Dance. ...

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She's an M.F.A. recipient from New York University, in Dance. ... These together were presented as "Dances for the Holiday Spirit." ... The movement was more modern with little to no use of any contemporary ballet technique. ... The dancers themselves were somehow pre-occupied with something, and this only added to diminishing the poor choreography. ... The dancers were trying their best to make use of the horrid choreography they had been given. ...

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