Less well remembered today but just as influential was Martha Graham, who pioneered modern dance. The Martha Graham Dance Company, which she founded in 1926, was the first dance troupe in America.

He could jump in the air ... with great traditional training to look at modern forms of movement, great music — and bringing music and design and dance together into a cohesive whole." ...

He was 90. Choreographer Paul Taylor Looks Back on His Career in Modern Dance Paul Taylor has been redefining American modern dance for more than 40 years. His groundbreaking pieces and ...

The creator conveyed her raw, athletic writing through a repetitive score of jumps, rolls and twists ... who is now based here. The contemporary dance scene in Montreal is very rich.

This year’s DanceAfrica festival at BAM features Song & Dance Company of Mozambique, which a member likened to a mirror for the nation.

"Contemporary dance actually has hundreds of different ... Clayton's energy seemed to jump right out of the photograph, prompting the online arts journal Burnaway to describe her work as ...

Dance facilitates creative connections, grounds dancers and provides an emotional and physical outlet. At Purdue Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC), students find refuge in the art of dance and are ...