Pioneers of Dance: Martha Graham "Movement Never Lies"

From her start in Three Gnossiennes, to her last dance, Maple leaf Rag, Martha Graham's technique was present throughout. Although she had to stop because of health relate issues, her soul was still boogieing. Her method of dancing was inspired by not only her frustrations to unleash to emotion inside but to create her own persona in this vast world of dance. Martha Graham was born in 1894 in a small city outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. …

…continued her dancing with her same technique until her health started to suffer. Afterwards, she rose again but not dancing solos but teaching and changing the lives of many. She inspired her dancers to move abstractly, and not to follow only the beat but to promote feeling. Her technique became the first significant alternative to classical ballet, and her influence extended worldwide through her choreography and her students. "The unique must be fulfilled. Martha Graham