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Jun 13, 2024 | dance-teacher.com | Walter Sorell |Wesleyan Press |Rachel Rizzuto

Dance History |Member Exclusives |Teaching Tips How Hanya Holm Brought German Expressionism to AmericaHanya Holm was a catalyst in America’s early modern dance scene, first ushering in her teacher Mary Wigman’s German expressionistic dance and later bringing modern dance concepts to Broadway choreography. Holm is known as one of the “Big Four” of modern dance along with Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman.

Jun 13, 2024 | dance-teacher.com | Walter Sorell |Wesleyan Press |Rachel Rizzuto

Dance History |Member Exclusives |Teaching Tips How Hanya Holm Brought German Expressionism to AmericaHanya Holm was a catalyst in America’s early modern dance scene, first ushering in her teacher Mary Wigman’s German expressionistic dance and later bringing modern dance concepts to Broadway choreography. Holm is known as one of the “Big Four” of modern dance along with Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, and Charles Weidman.