Some of the compositional devices behind these pieces are old hat to American modern dance choreographers.

Imaginative and popular modern dance choreographers, all demand strong dramatic presences from their dancers.

In 1947, Bettis became the first modern dance choreographer to work with a major ballet company.

Trisler, a modern dance choreographer who died in 1979, was also a stickler for clarity and precision.

The music, which was used by several ballet and modern dance choreographers in the 1970's, will enter the public domain in 2025.

Ms. Moore is not only a stunning performer but a young modern dance choreographer of considerable promise as well.

From Duncan on, modern dance choreographers tended to use classical and contemporary concert scores.

It is not necessarily a technique that works well with the latest crop of modern dance choreographers, he said.

Ralph Lemon's career as a modern dance choreographer took off in 1990, a decade after he created his first pieces.

Fuller was the first modern dance choreographer to try out and to use new technology within her performance work.