Mission
isadoraNOW fuses contemporary dance with historical preservation and uses dance history to help people better understand, appreciate, and relate to the art of dance.
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Who was Isadora?
She broke boundaries in dance and in society. Learn more about the mother of modern dance.
Dance like Isadora
isadoraNOW holds weekly classes in Isadora's dance technique for adults and for children.
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Why does dance history matter?
Dance is a part of human culture. Whether as a means of bringing unity and cohesiveness to a group, as a religious outlet, or as entertainment, dance has remained a staple in human society and one that has existed in all eras. Throughout time dance as a performance art and cultural phenomenon has been affected by and has influenced the political and social world in which it exists. Thus to learn about dance history is to learn about human history.
The art of dance is unique among the arts because of its ephemeral nature, its connection with other arts, and the necessary involvement of people in its performance and its perpetuation. To truly understand and appreciate the dances that came before and thus the cultures and social environments that produced those dances, we must see them and experience them. What is dance?
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