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In 2012, philanthropist Glorya Kaufman gifted several millions to the University of Southern California to create the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance. The Kaufman School was the university's first new school in 40 years. [4]
Maurice Béjart (French:; 1 January 1927 – 22 November 2007) was a French dancer, choreographer and opera director who ran the Béjart Ballet Lausanne in Switzerland. He developed a popular expressionistic form of modern ballet, tackling vast themes. [1]
Surrendered School of Dance, formerly called Surrendered School of the Arts [1] [2] was established in 2009 as the official dance school of Paradosi Ballet Company.. The school's primary teaching focus is ballet supplemented with contemporary dance and modern dance.
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Founded in 1958, the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (AAADT) is the largest modern dance company in the United States. [2] Based in New York City, the company was founded by Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), a noted choreographer and dancer.
Closely related to the development of American music in the early 20th century was the emergence of a new, and distinctively American, art form – modern dance.Among the early innovators was Isadora Duncan (1878–1927), who stressed pure, unstructured movement in lieu of the positions of classical ballet.
Ted Shawn and Ruth St. Denis in 1916.. The Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts, founded in 1915 by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in Los Angeles, California, helped many perfect their dancing talents and became the first dance academy in the United States to produce a professional dance company. [1]
Mary Wigman (born Karoline Sophie Marie Wiegmann; 13 November 1886 – 18 September 1973) was a German dancer and choreographer, notable as the pioneer of expressionist dance, dance therapy, and movement training without pointe shoes.