Martha Graham was an American choreographer, dancer, and teacher, she was the major most influential figure in American modern dance for more than fifty years. Graham was born on May 11, 1893, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In 1908 Graham moved to Santa Barbara, California. Then in 1916 she began studying under Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn in the Denishawn school and company. During the next several years in the company Graham evolved from a student, to a teacher, to …showed first 75 words of 462 total…

…showed last 75 words of 462 total…preserving her dances and passing them down to the other dancer in the company. Martha Later died in New York City on April 1, 1991. She left behind The Martha Graham Dance Company which is still in existence and resides in New York City. Martha Graham also left behind children and grandchildren in the dance world such as Merce Cunningham, Paula Taylor, Twyla Tharp and Mark Morris, since she was the mother of modern dance. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**