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Creative movement is an important part of music class. Starting with simple forms involving group shapes, and techniques like mirroring, active/passive, follow-the-leader, etc., to composing short movement compositions, it's an excellent way to stimulate the imagination and creative problem-solving abilities. I thought that many of my students would enjoy taking a look at the work of some of the true artists in this realm of endeavor. I am referring to the choreographers that shaped the development of [|modern dance] in the 20th Century. Several of these are listed below and in the navigation bar to the left. I'm sure that those who take the time look into the work of these rare men and women will find it rewarding.

Here are the choreographers considered in this site listed in chronological order:

[|Loie Fuller (1862-1928)] [|Emile Jaques-Dalcroze (1865-1950)] [|Isadora Duncan (1877-1927)] [|Rudolf Von Laban (1879-1958)] [|Ruth St. Denis (1879-1968)] __[|Mary Wigman (1886-1973)]__ [|Martha Graham (1894-1991)] [|Doris Humphrey (1895-1958)] [|Alwin Nikolais (1910-1993)][|Marcel Marceau (1923-2007)]