Vaudeville and Modern
Emily Middleton
Modern
Modern Dance was born in America during the turn of the 20th century when a number of choreographers and dancers rebelled against the two forms of dance that were prevalent at the time, ballet and vaudeville. Loie Fuller, Isadora Duncan, Ruth St. Denis, and Ted Shawn are considered to be the pioneers of modern dance in America. Modern dance is a style of western and concert dance which began in the late 19th century and early 20th century. It focuses on the serious expression of inner emotions, with a free-flowing, interpretative style.
Martha Graham
She is said to be the mother of all modern dances. Her techniques deviation from classical ballet.
Francios Delsarte
He is considered a precursor by modern dance history because he created the theory about having a relationship between your movements and emotions.
Mary Wigman
Mary was the first modern dance figure reported in Europe.
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was made of singers, comedians, plate spinners, ventriloquists, dancers, musicians, acrobats, animal trainers and anyone else that could keep a persons attention for more than a minute. It started in the 1880s and the shows would last for hours. The performances ranged from good to just simply silly. By the late 1890s, vaudeville had large circuits, houses in almost every sizable location, standard booking, large pools of booking, and a loyal national following.
Tony Paster
He was the first presenter to present commercially successfully "clean" variety. Pastor was a devoted catholic and all he wanted to was share family-friendly entertainment.
Julie Andrews
In 1935, Julie was born into a vaudeville family. Her parents, both vaudeville performers, discovered her amazing voice and immediately got her started with a singing career. In 1954, she came to Broadway with her first show "The Boy Friend".
Fred Allen
Juggler and comedian who also shared a duo with his wife, Portland Haffa. His original act consisted of him as a ventriloquist, the comedy coming from his lack of talent. Later, he was a clumsy juggler.