Modern dance history

Earlier, in History of Dance Part 4: The Golden Age of Ballet, we talked about the next steps on the evolution of this beautiful art and its superstars. Firstly, we saw the development of Ballet from the Classical and Romantic choreographies created by the great Ballet Master Marius Petipa and danced by his students who became astonishing dancers such as Anna Pavlova and Agrippina Vaganova. Secondly, we saw the experimentation that was carried out by Serguei Diaguilev’s dance company resulting in Modern and Neoclassical choreographies created by the amazing Russians dancers and choreographers Vaslav Nijinsky and George Balanchine respectively. Last but [...]