Modern Dancers

Alvin Ailey, Jr. ( January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an African American modern dancer and choreographer who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alvin Ailey"

Alwin Nikolais born in 1910 in Southington, Connecticut. He studied piano at an early age and began his performing career as an organist accompanying silent films. As a young artist, he gained skills in scenic design, acting, puppetry and music composition. It was after attending a performance by the German dancer Mary Wigman that he was inspired to study dance. He received his early dance training at Bennington College from the great figures of the modern dance world: Hanya Holm, Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Louis Horst, and others. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alwin Nikolais"

Anna Sokolow (born February 9, 1910, Hartford, Connecticut; died March 29, 2000 in New York City, New York) was an American dancer and choreographer. She began her dance training with Martha Graham and Louis Horst. In the 1930s, while a member of the Graham company and assistant to Horst's dance composition classes, Sokolow formed her own dance company. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, she performed and choreographed solo concerts and ensemble works. ...more on Wikipedia about "Anna Sokolow"

Bill Cratty ( February 28, 1951 - September 9, 1998) was an American modern dancer and choreographer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill Cratty"

Bill T. Jones is an American artistic director, choreographer and dancer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bill T. Jones"

Charles Weidman ( 1901- 1975) born in Lincoln, Nebraska. Weidman was a modern dancer, choreographer and teacher. He worked with Doris Humphrey with the Humphrey-Weidman dance company and school. ...more on Wikipedia about "Charles Weidman"

Christopher Gillis (b February 26, 1951 Montreal - d August 7, 1993 New York City) was an important dancer and choreographer and member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christopher Gillis" It must be shortopedia.

Daniel Nagrin, (b. May 22, 1917) is an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. ...more on Wikipedia about "Daniel Nagrin"

Donald McKayle is an influential modern dance choreographer who has worked with many dance legends, such as Martha Graham and Alvin Ailey. Many of his works, such as Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder and Games, have been designated as "classics." ...more on Wikipedia about "Donald McKayle"

Doris Batcheller Humphrey ( October 17, 1895 - December 29, 1958) was a famous dancer of the early twentieth century. She was born in Oak Park, Illinois but grew up in Chicago, Illinois; she was a descendant of Pilgrim William Brewster and Simon James Humphrey. ...more on Wikipedia about "Doris Humphrey"

Erick Hawkins (dancer) - a student of George Balanchine, Hawkins became a soloist and the first male dancer in Martha Graham's dance company. Hawkins and Graham were married for six years. The influence of her work on Hawkins is legendary. In 1951 Hawkins, interested in the new field of kinesiology, opened his own school and developed his own technique (Hawkins technique) a fore-runner of somatic dance tecniques. His known style was a strong and commanding one and he believed that movement could be beautiful and enjoyable for its own sake. ...more on Wikipedia about "Erick Hawkins"

Garth Fagan ( 1940 -) is a modern dance choreographer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Garth Fagan"

Hanya Holm ( 1893 – 1992) was the professional name of Johanna Eckert, dancer, choreographer and teacher. Holm was one of the pioneers of modern dance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Hanya Holm"

Helen Tamiris ( 1905 - 1966) choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher (also known as Helen Becker). ...more on Wikipedia about "Helen Tamiris"

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Isadora Duncan ( May 27, 1878 - September 14, 1927) was an American dancer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Isadora Duncan"

Jean Erdman (born February 20, 1916) is an influential figure in the world of modern dance. She was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. Her dance career includes dancing with the Martha Graham Dance Company, forming her own dance company, and serving as head of the dance program at New York University. Over the course of her career, many contemporary composers (including John Cage and Alan Hovhaness) wrote dance scores for her. ...more on Wikipedia about "Jean Erdman"

José Limón ( January 12 1908— December 2 1972) was a dancer who helped define the shape of modern and contemporary dance. He was a crucial figure in the development of modern dance: his powerful dancing shifted perceptions of the male dancer, while his choreography continues to bring a dramatic vision of dance to audiences around the world. Born in Culiacan, Mexico, Limón moved to New York City in 1928 after a year at UCLA as an art major. It was here that he saw his first dance program: "What I saw simply and irrevocably changed my life. I saw the dance as a vision of ineffable power. A man could, with dignity and towering majesty, dance... dance as Michelangelo's visions dance and as the music of Bach dances." ...more on Wikipedia about "José Limón"

Katherine Dunham (born 24 June 1909) in Chicago, Illinois, USA is a dancer, choreographer, songwriter who was trained as an anthropologist. Known for her many innovations, the Dunham Technique is now taught as a modern dance style in dance schools, including at the Harkness Dance Center of the 92nd Street Y. Dunham is considered a leader in modern dance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Katherine Dunham"

Lester Horton ( 1906 – 1953) American dancer, choreographer, and teacher. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lester Horton"

Margie Gillis (born July 9, 1953) is a Canadian solo dancer and choreographer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Margie Gillis"

Martha Graham ( May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991), an American dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martha Graham" Visit again shortopedia

Martha Mason is an American dancer and choreographer, noted for her work in modern dance and postmodern dance. She is currently the artistic director of the Boston based Snappy Dance Theater which she co-founded in 1996. ...more on Wikipedia about "Martha Mason"

Mary Wigman ( 1886 – 1973) was a German dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Wigman was a very influential German dancer who took inspiration not only from the Dada and surrealist movements around her, but from Non-Western culture as well. She would often dance to tribal sounds created by flutes, drums, and gongs of China, Africa, Thailand, and India. Mary Wigman's "Hexatanz" or "Witch Dance" will be revived for the programme, "The Art of the Solo" to be presented on September 29, 2006 at the Baltimore Museum of Art. The newly restored musical score by William Goetze has also been recreated using portions of the music on the film and portions of the original written score found in Rudolph Bach's book, "Das Mary Wigman Verk". The programme is curated by Mino Nicolas who has recreated many works of seminal dance choreographers of the 20th century. The costume, a cape and a mask, has been meticulously recreated. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mary Wigman"

May O'Donnell ( 1909 - 2004) American modern dancer and choreographer. ...more on Wikipedia about "May O'Donnell"

Merce Cunningham is a choreographer born April 16, 1919, Centralia (Washington, United States). He was a long-term collaborator with and romantic partner of John Cage. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merce Cunningham"

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