Modern Dancers

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1. Who is known as the 'bad boy' of modern dance? Ted Shawn Mark Morris Bill T. Jones Garth Fagan

2. The dancers in Pilobolus are known for what kind of background? Folk dance Ballet Non-dance Modern

3. Which of the following women was NOT a founder of the Judson Church movement? Anna Halprin Trisha Brown Yvonne Rainer Judith Dunn

4. Which of the following dancers did NOT study at Denishawn before moving onto the dance scene on his or her own terms? Martha Graham Hanya Holm Doris Humphrey Charles Weidman

5. From what school did Twyla Tharp graduate? Pomona College Barnard College Sarah Lawrence College NYU - Tisch School of the Arts

6. The Alvin Ailey dance company typically performs work dealing with what sort of content? Traditional children's stories African American culture Tap dance-style rythmic work Classical ballets

7. Which of the following dancers did NOT dance with Martha Graham? Jose Limon Paul Taylor Merce Cunningham Anna Sokolow

8. Which of the following choreographers is best known for his modern adaptations of classical ballets? Lar Lubovich Kazuo Ohno Mats Ek Daniel Larrieu

9. Which of the following dancer/choreographers died in 1988? Arnie Zane Bebe Miller David Neumann Lucinda Childs

10. Which of the following companies is NOT based in NYC? Buglisi Foreman Dance MOMIX Mark Morris Dance Parsons Dance Company