her career as a dancer began (183).Graham is considered one of the major and most influential dancers in America. Graham's craving for dance gave her the strength and determination she needed to become one of the best. Her incredible emotions changed the dancing world, not only in her style as a dancer, but in her innovative style of choreography (182).Graham's style of modern dance was never seen in America before. Therefore, the audience had to get accustomed to it (Switzer 108). People often defined modern dance as a contrast to ballet, but Graham's new modern dance style moved away from the strong ballet traditions. Anyone could see that Martha was not afraid of being unique. For example, music was not required in all of her dances. Without the music, the audience would then be able to hear the sounds of the dancer (Microsoft Encarta). In the dances that did have music, Graham expressed herself in metaphors or images (McLanathan and Brown 173). These dances involved posture, role of gravity, and character movements. Graham's style was considered prominent among other performers.After becoming more experienced, Graham moved on to Broadway. Her performances on Broadway were nothing like the ones she did at Denishawn (Pratt 33). Graham always stated that she was a dancer and not a showgirl. She had four outstanding solos in the show, although she refused to wear skimpy costumes when she performed. The directors then told her that they would cut the solos until she was willing to cooperate. Graham didn't care because she knew her solos were the highlights of the show. A few nights later she was again performing her solos (35). Although Martha earned a significant income from these performances she had to budget her money. She then realized that she wanted to open her own studio (34).Graham's studio was considered one of the most prestigious schools. Graham was an inspiring teacher, although she didn't love teaching as m...
