Digital+Stories

====**Follow the directions on the "Lesson 2 - Digital Story" page to upload and share your digital story** about the choreographer you chose to research **ON THIS PAGE**.====

Include the following with your digital story //ABOVE the embedded widget// (as shown in the example below).
====***Be sure to place your story well below other student examples (press enter twice) to ensure enough visual separation on the page. For general editing problems or further instructions, see here for wiki editing features and functions.====

comments focused to the goals of the assignment. Perhaps use elements of the rubric or the questions below to guide your thinking.

 * //Example below of How your embedded Digital Story should be formatted (title, name, description above the widget)://**

This digital story explores the art of choreography as a design process of linking and phrasing dance sequences, and the creative approaches toward its creation. Also explored are basic elements of dance as a form of art, and the ways in which choreography can explore human movement in space. media type="youtube" key="e4-P_99InrE" height="315" width="420"
 * //The Art of Choreography// - A Digital Story** by June Wygant

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Gregory Hines was born on February 14, 1946. Hines grew up as a dancer and singer in his family's dance group. Hines loved to tap dance and in the 70s, he branched out from the family and began to start his own career. Hines starred in movies such as, //White Nights// and //The Cotton Club//. Hines won a tony for his performance in //Jelly's Last Jam// as well. Hines was diagnosed with cancer and passed away on August 9, 2003. Gregory Hines is known as one of the best tap dancers of his generation.===== By: Kimberly Cochran

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Ted Shawn was famous for shedding light on the male modern dance scene. He proved to the world dancing could be more than just pretty girls doing spins. Shawn, with his creative and unique style, showed men can be just as graceful as women. He looked to different aspects of american culture to influence and inspire him and often danced about cultural issues as well. Without Shawn, the male dance scene may possibly have never existed.
 * Ted Shawn - A Digital Story by Jordan Baldwin**

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This digital story revolves around the jazz technique and style that choreographer and director Bob Fosse coined. His influence over the genre of dance that is Jazz has greatly affected and inspired most dancers. The "Fosse" type dance paved the way to a more burlesque, and slinky side of Jazz. media type="youtube" key="77NeJuctTwc" height="315" width="420"
 * //Jazz Hands//- A Digital Story** by Jean Coleen Pasinos

//**Isadora Duncan: A Modern Revolutionary -**// **A Digital Story** By Allyson Awada Born: 1877, Died: 1927 Isadora Duncan was a modern dance revolutionary. With her interesting and influential styles of dance, she changed how we see the art of dance today. Isadora was known for her free flowing costumes, bare footed dancers, and loose hair. Her dancing revolved around the many important aspects of her life, including death and her sexuality. Today, her legacy continues to inspire new dancers, and her free spirit dances on. media type="youtube" key="qm2V9pxI_ao" width="420" height="315"

//**Jack Cole; The Father of Jazz Dance -**// **A Digital Story** by Adam Stocker This digital story is about the works and styles of Jack Cole, better known as "The Father of Jazz Dance." His style geared towards the more eastern and southern hemispheres, mixed with his American modern styles. Cole's dancing was called "Jazz-Ethnic-Ballet." He heavily influenced many other well known choreographers, as well as shaped the way people dance in movies and television. media type="youtube" key="Vt21W9t6AWc" width="420" height="315"

//**Paul Taylor: A last living members of the 20th century modern dance artists.**// __**A Photostory by Gabriella Tedesco**__ This PhotoStory depicts Paul Taylor's recent creations as well as stagings of his earlier works. As prolific as ever, he propels his dancers through space for the sheer beauty of it, or use them to wordlessly illuminate war, spirituality, sexuality, morality and mortality. media type="youtube" key="ZS28gKtlc0w" width="420" height="315"

//**Twyla Tharp: For the love of dance- A digital story**// by Emily Kay Blaquiere Twyla Tharp Born: July 1, 1941

Twyla Tharp is a dancer, choreographer, and director. As a young women she created the Twyla Tharp dance company, which has now merged with the American Ballet theater. Her dance style marries traditional Ballet and Modern technique in a unique and sophisticated way. Tharp's creativity expands beyond the ballet studio, she is also extremity respected on Broadway as a choreographer and directer. Tharp's most famous works include "come fly away" and "Movin Out."Today Ms.Tharp continues to create.

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Lester Horton (1906-1953)
 * Lester Horton PhotoStory** by Kerstin Malkiewicz

Lester Horton created a unique style of movement influenced by Native American culture. He hand crafted nearly every aspect of a performance. Founding his own dance company, Horton went on to train some of the biggest names in the business.Those he taught and worked with originated some of the most astonishing dance companies in the world today. media type="youtube" key="AuGDpXPpHc8" width="420" height="315"


 * Bill "Bojangles" Robinson - A Digital Story** by Sarah Bloch

This digital story depicts the life and work of Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (May 25, 1878 -- November 25, 1949). From the age of 5 to his death at 71, Robinson preformed on both stage and in front of the camera and is best know for pioneering a new way of tap dancing. media type="youtube" key="Z0tGJLv78WI" width="560" height="315"

This digital story illustrates the career of Broadway director and choreographer, Jerome Robbins, who's choreography forever changed dance on both stage and screen.
 * Jerome Robbins-** by Justin Baranski

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Digital story of the history of modern dance creator Martha Graham and her contributions to the dance world media type="youtube" key="PNHEYEimTO4" width="420" height="315"
 * Martha Graham-** by Jackie Walker

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 * Gene Kellly** - Innovator of Dance on Film, by Jonah Conner

This video summarizes the life of one of modern dance's most innovative artists, Jose Limon. Limon is one the definitive choreographers of modern dance, for his stylistic contribution. One of the main contributions, that modern dance did not call for the strict, precise rigidity of other dance forms. In addition Limon created the motif of slow to fast, and soft to hard, or, the idea of fall and recover. Also, Limon devised the chorographic method of the modern phrase, defining it as a smooth, solid set of individual movements tied together. Limon is definitive artist that aided to establish the form that is modern dance.
 * Jose Limon: A Life Through Movement** - By Jared Morin

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This video explains the life of the lovely Katherine Dunham. Through passion and art she pushed herself to do what she loved most, dance. This video not only explains her life as a dance, but her life as a person as well, highlighting key points in her life. Dunham changed the lives of the people around her, and wanted to be the best at what she was doing, but also just have fun. She leaded a live of modern, African style dance, and taught others how to do it as well. A choreographer and a teacher.=====

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This video is a biography about a man who transforms himself from ethnic movements and cultures, such as Indian, Ballet, and African, into what we now call 'modern jazz' in both the theatre and non-theatre world. His contributions led to many other famous actors and actresses while also having the chances to work on many Broadway musicals, one of which is a show we've done previously, //Man of La Mancha//.===== media type="custom" key="25454468"

This is a video that explains the rise to fame by the infamous Fred Astaire. It talks about the Duos, the styles, and the multitude of shows the man has been in. Shows such as swing time, roberta and many more. his main inspirations were Gene Kelly and Bill Bojangles Robinson. His main style of dance was tap but he also ventured out into jazz and some ballroom.
 * Fred Astaire: Life of a legend** by Harold Cordle

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 * Charles Weidman** by Angie Reed

Debbie Allen. A dancing genius at her age where you can be the best, even if you are different skin color. Dancing on stage is a dream, but showing everyone she can express herself through is even better. She progressed through her life and now she teaches young ones to develop as well. media type="custom" key="25484010"
 * Debbie Allen - You Want Fame? Well, fame costs.** By Sandy Kue

This is a digital story about Alvin Ailey- an innovator of modern dance. Alvin Ailey (January 5, 1931 -- December 1, 1989) was an African-American choreographer and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. Ailey is credited with popularizing modern dance.media type="custom" key="25492754"
 * Alvin Ailey- Modern Dance Innovator.** By Niyah Riggins

This digital story is about the great Mkhail Baryshnikov an amazing dancer, choreographer and teacher. Baryshnikov was the most famous male ballet dancer of the 1970s and 80s and is known for his work on stage and on the big screen. media type="custom" key="25513762"
 * Baryshnikov- Being "Bary" Brilliant** By A' Leah Hurling

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 * Alwin Nikolais** by Sarah Neumann