Modern and influencers Flashcards
Releve
Rising to the tips of your toes
Promenade
‘a walk’ involves a pivoting movement with a leg in the air
Grande battement
Movement of a large kick and brushing the floor, which can also include beating your legs together
Hop skip
Omfg you hop and skip shes the worst fucking teacher istg.
step ball change
2 steps, ball weight transfer, step on other foot
Merce cunninghan
cunninghan technique father of post modern dance
Alwin Nickolas
Not concerned with showing emotion on stage
Paul Taylor
Forerunner of post modern dance
Steve Paxton
Developed contract improv
Twyla Tharp
Mixed modern, jazz, and tap
Choreo Moving out
Meredith Monk
Mixed media.
Graham tech, Martha Graham
Contract and release, dramatic tension using flow of opposite body parts.
Horton tech, Lester Horton
Unrestricted movement, whole body strength flexibility, and spatial awareness
Duncan Tech, Isadora
2 angles for leg movement, angular/parallel
Limon Tech,
Natural rhythms of fall and recovery, breath, and weight.
Cunningham tech
Holding balance, and utilizing strength in your torso