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https://www.britannica.com/biography/Lester-Horton

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Martha-Graham

https://www.biography.com/people/martha-graham-9317723

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Round of Back https://youtu.be/2ml0UP_9vvA

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Lateral Ts https://youtu.be/YCGEcnQAcf0

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Release Swings https://youtu.be/yBMLFJltINE

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Bounces https://youtu.be/103GXfcMq0Q

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Leg Swings https://youtu.be/aF9K5SEtzVQ

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Egyptian Walks https://youtu.be/HeTlVdcmt7I

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Leg Swings https://youtu.be/rSs-eO4hdm4

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Lateral Ts https://youtu.be/YHsedJ_I1So

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Paul Taylor Round of Back https://youtu.be/e4MopCQreR8

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Realease swings https://youtu.be/BQYV-K-Rpgs

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Laterals https://youtu.be/921I0_dCCVs

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Bounces https://youtu.be/QzPbWGPkVcg

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Lateral Ts https://youtu.be/9hoUn225yJ8

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Leg Swings https://youtu.be/Z9hDt2Lmrc8

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Roll Downs https://youtu.be/OcvABjFZmfI

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Seated Spirals https://youtu.be/zMe9OQ0OLxQ

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Contractions https://youtu.be/ljRlfdqnNvg

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Bounces https://youtu.be/VfecU-krHtc

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Bounces https://youtu.be/DsDLnD9G7Uw

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Combination https://youtu.be/P3Z83MmLaNw

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Leg Swings https://youtu.be/_gtjubMApYs

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Combination https://youtu.be/e5RIeoCJr9I

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Paul Taylor Round of Back https://youtu.be/QqB_eLEiwCo

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Skinner release Swings https://youtu.be/iPqKYBOlcj4

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Release Swings https://youtu.be/LQWdgq2zCoU

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Laterals https://youtu.be/spJB4XirjT0

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Flat Backs https://youtu.be/dB9dlRHlXfc

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Roll Downs https://youtu.be/yiKyx29zzBM

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Pencil Turns https://youtu.be/C1NBursstXQ

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Contractions exercise https://youtu.be/DGlyU2OJ_C0

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Contractions exercise https://youtu.be/DGlyU2OJ_C0

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Seated Spirals https://youtu.be/8zpwCKcysY0

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Paul Taylor Round of Back https://youtu.be/Xg3U0FfdUDM

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Primitive Squat exercise https://youtu.be/teyAbuLZONg

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Here I am working on my Lateral T turns preparation.

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During this I am rehearsing to improve my retention of the exercise whilst also trying to add performance elements.

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Martha Graham was an american morden dancer and choreographer. She also created one of the most renowned contemporary techniques called the Graham Technique which help to shape american dance and is still taught worldwide today.

Graham was born on May 11th 1894 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. at the age of 14 Graham attended her first dance performance, watching Ruth St. Denis performed at the Mason Opera House in Los Angeles. Following this in the mid 1910s Graham began her studies at Denishaw School of Dancing and Related Arts, which she stayed at till 1923.

In the mid-1910s, Martha Graham began her studies at the newly created Denishawn School of Dance and Related Arts, at which she would stay until 1923. In 1926, the Martha Graham center of contemporary dance was established.

The contraction and release were both the basis for Graham's weighted and grounded style, which is in direct opposition to classical ballet techniques that typically aim to create an illusion of weightlessness. To counter the more percussive and staccato movements, Graham eventually added the spiral shape to the vocabulary of her technique to incorporate a sense of fluidity.

Grahams technique pioneered a principle known as "Contraction and Release" in modern dance, taking advantage of the use of breathing to stylise the movements.

Graham has been named the "Picasso of Dance" in that her importance and influence to modern dance can be considered equivalent to what Picasso was to modern visual arts. Her impact has been also compared to the influence of Stravinsky on music.

Martha Graham has been said to be the one that brought dance into the 20th century. She passed away  on April 1st 1991, aged 96, in New York City. After dancing and teaching for over 70 years.

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Practicing the Lateral T excercise with Promenades.

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This is the coccyx balance excercise to really use the core. From watching this video I need to improve my musicality by making sure I use all of the music to get to the next position.

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This is the Fortification 1 excercise, from watching this excercise it shows I need to work on my flat backs to the side.

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This is the lateral T and promenade excercise from the Lester Horton technique, this shows I need to work on my promenade and balance in my lateral T position, this can be improved by ensuring I push my heel forward of my supporting leg to help improve my balance.

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This is the contractions and flat backs excercise from the Martha Graham technique. From watching this it shows I really need to improve my flat backs and my hip flexibility.