°°THE MOTHER OF MODERN DANCE°°

,,Great dancers are not great because of their technique, they are great because of their passion." 

This quote is from Martha Graham who we usually hear as the Picasso of dance.

          

           She was born in 1894 in Pittsburgh.  She began her studies in Los Angeles in Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts. She not only created a big part of Modern Ballet but also established the biggest dance academy ever, The School of Contemporary Dance around 1920. For first time they didn't let her dance because she was too short for dance(I find it weird). Then after a long time she got a role which meant the start of her career in a team. She left this place after a short time because she didn't want to dance this ,,lie of art,,. Her ideas were much different from the classical ballet. Martha started use the floor and she danced barefoot.       
       The technique of hers was a really big novelty for the world of dance. She created a rule of right breathing, new charming movements, easy figures and the Graham-technique. 
          Approximately she has created 150 choreographes from which the most famous is the Appalachian Spring. 

Little about the Graham-technique

       
         The main thing in this technique is the work on the floor. She was the first who started warm up on floor, because her conception was to warm up the ,,centre of the body,, the back bone for the first time and the limbs will be ready for the dance effortless. Graham also made an own ,,dictionary of dance,, about her new figures and techniques with a lot of new and unknown words.

       

Concentration        

With the Graham-t
echnique

         

Next time I will write about more great dancers who gave something awesome to modern ballet. 

Thank you,
Szabina :)