... however, they were equally entertaining. Spiritual, cultural, and motivational differences created a distinction between the two concerts. Within the two performances, I focused on "Roots and Wings" of the Dance Company, and "Baifall" of The Drummers of West Africa. These specific routines provoked thought and imagination, hence providing stimulation within both concerts. "Roots and Wings", choreographed by Heather Robertson ... was a modern dance piece that began with about ten dancers on the floor of the stage in complete darkness. The performers were making slow, but staccato, synchr...

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... dust off traditional ballet. He made generous use of composers such as Bruckner, Gershwin, and Stravinsky. Balanchine realized, like all great choreographers, that the true soul of ballet is music. Modern Dance Although Modernism was already established as a definable movement in many art forms by the turn of the century, it did not emerge in concert art ... dance until the 1920s. Modern dance discarded the strict formality of classical ballet to explore radically different physical forms and philosophies. It developed simultaneously in Europe with Germany's Mary Wigman and in the Unite...

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