During the 1920s, a passion for interpretive dancing swept America. Isadora Duncan’s fame and
Denishawn’s tours had introduced audiences and dancers alike to the concept of a new form of
serious theatrical dancing. The ground work had been laid for the first generation of modern dancers,
who began developing the art as we know it today. This first generation included Martha Graham,
Mary Wigman, Hanya Holm, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, Agnes de Mille, and Lester
Horton.