Both dance forms rely heavily on oral histories, with choreography, technique, steps, and "tricks" passed down from dancer to dancer.
"Why would one want to give them more, managerially and artistically?" Michael Quinn, the lawyer representing Mr. Protas and the trust, said that those who claim to be a showcase for Graham's choreography and technique "have to be willing to have the quality of their performing and operations supervised by the owner of the trademark".
Humphrey left her dances to her son, Charles Woodford, who arranged for their licensing through the Dance Notation Bureau, a center in Manhattan for the preservation of choreography and dance techniques through written notation.
Over several years, Oomph has built up unique training techniques, choreography and routines that have really changed the sector and are already used by more than 500 care homes and 15,000 residents," he said.
pioneer in American modern dance and an innovator in technique, choreography, and theory of dance movement.
Chicago Dance Troupe The Hubbard Street Dance Chicago troupe has established a reputation for innovation, exuberance and a knack for winning awards by combining jazz, modern and classical ballet techniques with choreography by its founder, Lou Conte.
She returned 18 months later, founded the Negro Dance Group, and began incorporating what she learned into her choreography and the "Katherine Dunham technique".
1923 August 21 , 1995James Truitte, U.S. lead dancer with the companies of Lester Horton and Alvin Ailey who promoted and taught Horton's technique and choreography (b. 1923--d. Aug. 21, 1995).
His ballets often attempted to convey the drama through appropriate technique and choreography, rather than through mime-dance, and, in contrast to prevalent Opéra custom, frequently gave leading, rather than supporting, roles to men.
Inspired also by the pursuit of pure movement as devoid as possible of emotional implications, Cunningham developed "choreography by chance," a technique in which selected isolated movements are assigned sequence by such random methods as tossing a coin.
