Charles Edward Weidman Jr.

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Charles Edward Weidman Jr. was an influential American modern dancer and choreographer known for helping to pioneer modern dance in the early 20th century.

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Charles Edward Weidman Jr. canonical 2

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instanceOf choreographer ⓘ
dance teacher ⓘ
human ⓘ
modern dancer ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 1970s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1920 ⓘ
basedIn New York City ⓘ
coFounded Humphrey–Weidman Company ⓘ
Humphrey–Weidman School of Dance ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1901-07-22 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1975-07-15 ⓘ
developedTechnique kinetic pantomime ⓘ
educatedAt Denishawn School of Dancing and Related Arts ⓘ
linked to: Denishawn
familyName Weidman ⓘ
fieldOfWork choreography ⓘ
dance ⓘ
dance education ⓘ
founded Charles Weidman Theatre Dance Company ⓘ
genre modern dance ⓘ
givenName Charles ⓘ
influenced American modern dance ⓘ
Humphrey–Weidman technique ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
memberOf Denishawn company ⓘ
linked to: Denishawn
movement modern dance ⓘ
name Charles Edward Weidman Jr. ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
notableFor development of kinetic pantomime ⓘ
humorous and satirical dance works ⓘ
pioneering American modern dance ⓘ
occupation choreographer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
teacher ⓘ
partnerInWork Doris Humphrey ⓘ
placeOfBirth Lincoln, Nebraska, United States ⓘ
linked to: Lincoln, Nebraska
placeOfDeath New York City, New York, United States ⓘ
linked to: New York City
sexOrGender male ⓘ
studiedUnder Ruth St. Denis ⓘ
Ted Shawn ⓘ
styleCharacteristic use of gravity and fall-and-recovery principles ⓘ
use of humor and satire in dance ⓘ
taughtAt Humphrey–Weidman School of Dance ⓘ
Juilliard School ⓘ

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