TMC INFLUENCES: movement vocabulary

- Choreographer Jaden Hale-Christophi and Polunin both exposed to Martha Graham technique through the study of modern dance - MG take interest in incorporating everyday gestures through movement vocabulary - modern dance encourages using emotions and moods to design own steps and routines -characteristics of modern dance = deliberate use of gravity, body weight to enhance movement, rejection of upright stance and deliberate falls -modern dance pushes boundaries and focuses on self expression -calssical ballet knowledge and technique was also a leading influence