Modern Dance
By: Elizabeth S. & Callista S.
Vocabulary words
Assemble
ContractionFlat Back
Laterals
Saut de Chat
Saute Arabesque
Spinal Roll Down
Suspension Roll
Tabletop
Triplet
Assemble
Jump done when legs are brought together in the air.
Contraction
Rounding of back created by use of abdominal muscles.
Flat Back
Bent over at waist with spine lined up vertebrae by vertebrae to create a 90- degree angle.
Laterals
Stretching to side with arms extended in parallel position overhead.
Saut de Chat
Leap done by developing the first leg through passé, then jumping to it.
Saute Arabesque
Jump done in an arabesque position.
Modern Dance Jumps : Modern Dance Saute Arabesque
Spinal Roll Down
Lowering body forward one vertebrae at a time.
Suspension Roll
Exercise done by starting up on the knees, pressing weight through the hips to one side until you finally sit on hip and roll to other side.
Tabletop
Position of the body on one leg with other leg extended behind at a 90-degree angle with back and head in line with the leg.
Triplet
Made up of three steps on alternating feet. The knee is bent slightly on the first step, and then the next steps are with straight legs on the balls of the feet. Down,up,up.
History of Modern Dance
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. They rejected what they interpreted as the rigid and imperialistic nature of ballet, and they wanted to be taken seriously as artists rather than be seen simply as entertainers.
Choreographers
Loie Fuller (1862-1928)
Isadora Duncan (1878-1927)
Ruth St. Denis (1880-1968)
Mary Wigman (1886-1973)
Ted Shawn (1891-1972)
Hanya Holm (1893-1992)
Martha Graham (1894-1991)
Charles Weidman (1901-1975)
Helen Tamiris (1905-66)
Summary
Modern Dance is an evolution from Classical Ballet. It breaks the rules of Classical Ballet and creates new ones of its own. It therefore has fewer restrictions, and can be seen as a fusion of many dances. A few modern dance moves are Assemble,
Contraction, Flat Back, Laterals, Saut de Chat, Saute Arabesque, Spinal Roll Down, Suspension Roll, Tabletop, and Triplet.
Contraction, Flat Back, Laterals, Saut de Chat, Saute Arabesque, Spinal Roll Down, Suspension Roll, Tabletop, and Triplet.