John Adams High School - Clipper Yearbook (Ozone Park, NY)

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that the real artists were imported only from Europe. Everybody, espe- cially those xvho made up the box- oflice receipts of the concert stage, was quite oblivious to such a thing as an American art. Americans were not slow to support the Ballet Russe. After all, it had appeared before all the crowned heads of Europe. It took considerable effort finally to educate American audiences to the fact that America xxas producing an art of its own and that it xxas a rich and vital art that was in many cases superior to any European importation XVhen we speak of American danc ers the names of Ruth St Denis Isa dora Duncan Ted Shaxxn Martha Graham Charles Weidman, and Doris Humphrey usually come to mind Yet while the only natixe American danc ing consists of Jazz and the Indian xvar dances Isadora Duncan xx as associated with the Greek dancing Ruth St Denis the Oriental Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey with the Central European No one of these dancers found early expression in the native American dances The very fact that these dancers xx ere busy creating and developing xx as enough to assure the certain groxx th of an American dance An artist is after all attuned to his surroundings H may use a particular style as his best medium but if he is sensitixe to his enxironment he xxill create in terms of his enxironment The dancers of the eirly txx entieth century xxere more affected by the rom lntic influence of the Continent thin xx ere their succes sors Ruth St Dems xx is seeking to sirne mxstic il lines of her predecessor Isidori Duncin Her husband Ted Shaxxn gaxe more technique to her dmcing md more substance to her subjects Cllfl lil I1 The Denishawn school which they formed in California was responsible in great part for the development of an American dance. Through their guidance, dancing was taking on a nexv meaning. Dancers like Martha Graham, Birdy Larson, Doris Hum- phrey, were investigating the American scene for their material. For example, the war-dance of the Indian that had formerly been maintained by the Indian as part of a culture to be guarded closely from the xxhite mans raxages was noxv the inspiration for a dance composed by Martha Graham called Primitive Mysteries This was the first time a masterpiece of white mans dance was created under Indian influence A national dance that was absorbing the characteristics and back ground of all the cultural groups xvas noxx truly on its xvay There is a groxxing movement gathering momentum xxith every nexx group that is formed that promises 1 nexv xision of America Dancing is a movement that is manifested in the action of Bennington College in Vermont in its formation of a dance group under the guidance of prominent personalities in the field able to co ordinate the talents of the best Ameri can artists These groups are important if for no other reason than to shoxx that this d incing is reaching the people It is part of a potent sign that the dance has 'irrixecl in America LN V X xxjf er ff fn' , , 7 . . . s ' , ' 7 , ' I 7 7 . ,, . , . . . V . I . . . . V . a I .I I I - ' l I 7 r' r ' , ' , I I . . . I . . 2 . . - I . L q It T r ' f - ' ' ,L ' I . I - . . l , I . I , I C I . Q . 7 '- V ' 2 ' ' ' . 'I 'i I ' I 4 s I ' Q ' Qc . , V ' , V1 i V I A I I .H ,,f'!'f fc 2 , . . 5 n 5 ff ui 2 c K - . - 'X QQ, xx' I , -, . , 'L ' kv ' l'.:.,:,,gT.1.. ' LJ, roduce 1 dance that fulluxve l the '-xl5ff ' - t ' I ' f f P c U 1 h c K l L xbxqja vp 1 ,r ,g L L X, i 'Q -1 1 , rf ' x 2 ,f f f 1 nv t V y , 4 4 - . ri f 1 . i iw x ', If ' 2 Y 2 . A riff- . i - X ,I 4 f' 'T'l1 f ,f ' ,X FY: , i f . lil if! , I ,af xii' Z .1 - - I Q g r : if Tu - ' L ii 1 riff G fi 'xr ,- . ,J , ,e tix Ei 9 hi' f 2 gl 'I V rl