In the early 1900s a few dancers in
Europe rebelled against the rigid constraints of Classical
Ballet. Shedding classical ballet technique, costume and
shoes these early modern dance pioneers practiced
free dance. In America
Loie Fuller,
Isadora Duncan,
Ruth St. Denis,
Doris Humphrey and
Martha Graham developed their own styles of
free dance and laid the foundations of American modern dance
with their choreography and teaching.