Question 1
Which American choreographer developed a modern-dance technique centered on contraction and release?
- Martha Graham
- Katherine Dunham
- Agnes de Mille
- Ruth St. Denis
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Martha Graham
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Modern Dance trivia quiz
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What the Modern Dance questions cover
- Tanztheater
- Butoh
- Chance Dance
- Contact Improvisation
- Cunningham
- Forsythe
- Graham Technique
- Humphrey
- Postmodern Dance
- Rosas
- Ailey
- Denishawn
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Question 2
Which modern-dance pioneer is associated with the movement principle of fall and recovery?
- Pearl Primus
- Doris Humphrey
- Loie Fuller
- Twyla Tharp
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Doris Humphrey
Question 3
Which experimental choreographer often used chance procedures and collaborated closely with composer John Cage?
- Alvin Ailey
- Paul Taylor
- Merce Cunningham
- José Limón
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Merce Cunningham
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How a Modern Dance match works
- Seven rounds. The same seven Modern Dance questions for you and your opponent.
- Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
- The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.
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