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The Second Generation *Martha Graham *Doris Humphrey *Charles Weidman *Honya Holm *Lester Horton *Katherine Dunham

Martha Graham Born in 1891, passed away in 1991 Danced and choreographed for over 70 years Married to Erick Hawkins, another pivotal male dancer Trained with Denishawn

Invented and evolved her own rigorous technique CONTRACT AND RELEASE Dances were introspective and concerned with human emotions Dances also included mythological concepts and heroic quests Merce Cunningham, Madonna, and Woody Allen have taken class from her

“Dance is the hidden language of the soul.” “I am absorbed in the magic of movement and light. Movement never lies. It is the magic of what I call the outer space of the imagination. “ Source: http://womenshistory.about.com/cs/quotes/a/qu_graham_m.htm http://www.portlandart.net/archives/martha_graham_Kick.jpg

Doris Humphrey Born in 1895, passed away in 1958 Trained with Denishawn, broke away from the company with Charles Weidman Considered one of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century Wrote the book The Art of Making Dances Approach to dance- belief in the bodies ability to communicate FALL AND RECOVERY

“There are movements which impinge upon the nerves with a strength that is incomparable, for movement has power to stir the senses and emotions, unique in itself.” Source: http://thinkexist.com/quotes/doris_humphrey/ http://www.dancehelp.com/photos/humphrey.jpg

Charles Weidman Born in 1901, passed away in 1975 Trained with Denishawn Wanted to break free from traditional movements Helped create dance styles that “give into natural gravity” Wanted to break the image of dancers flying in the air

His company trained Jose Limon and Bob Fosse “His passion, influence and ideas have had an incredible influence on the way movement is studied and created today.” Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Weidman http://www.willametteweek.com/events/photos/619.jpg

Honya Holm Born in 1893, passed away in 1992 Originally from Germany Trained with Mary Wigman, German Expressionist Founding artistic director of Bennington College, which became American Dance Festival

Emphasized freedom of the torso Portraying idea more important than technique Felt if you worked hard enough you could achieve anything

“You have a perfect right to branch out, if you have the stuff in you, if you discover your own richness, if you have something to say.” Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanya_Holm http://www.dancehelp.com/photos/hanya%20holm.jpg

Lester Horton Born in 1906, passed away in 1953 Created own company in 1932 in California Incorporated elements of Native American dance and modern jazz dance Taught Alvin Ailey

Katherine Dunham Born in 1909, passed away in 2006 Had one of the most successful dance careers in American and European in the 20th century Created the Katherine Dunham company Did a great deal of work for theater and movies as well

Innovator for African American modern movements and Dance Anthropology Known for fusing Caribbean style into her movement Movement style: polyrhythmic Performed dancing folklore

“A creative person has to create “A creative person has to create. It doesn't really matter what you create. “ Source: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/k/katherine_dunham.html http://www.voiceofdance.com/images/HPImage/vodimages/katherine_dunham_3web.jpg

Sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Graham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doris_Humphrey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Weidman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanya_Holm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katherine_Dunham http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lester_Horton