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    Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer who developed the concept of fall and recovery in collaboration with Charles Weidman, using breath to inform movement. She opened her own dance school at age 18, though she would have preferred further training, as her mother managed the school and played piano. Humphrey retired from performing in 1945 due to arthritis but continued successfully as a choreographer, including for the Jose Limon Dance Company, and works such as 'Day on Earth', 'Night Spell', and 'Ruins and Visions'.

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    Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer who developed the concept of fall and recovery in collaboration with Charles Weidman, using breath to inform movement. She opened her own dance school at age 18, though she would have preferred further training, as her mother managed the school and played piano. Humphrey retired from performing in 1945 due to arthritis but continued successfully as a choreographer, including for the Jose Limon Dance Company, and works such as 'Day on Earth', 'Night Spell', and 'Ruins and Visions'.

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    Doris Humphrey was a pioneering American modern dancer and choreographer who developed the concept of fall and recovery in collaboration with Charles Weidman, using breath to inform movement. She opened her own dance school at age 18, though she would have preferred further training, as her mother managed the school and played piano. Humphrey retired from performing in 1945 due to arthritis but continued successfully as a choreographer, including for the Jose Limon Dance Company, and works such as 'Day on Earth', 'Night Spell', and 'Ruins and Visions'.

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    JACK CUNNINGHAM

    THE COLLEGE OF DANCE 2020


    DORIS HUMPHREY

    In collaboration with Charles Weidman, she developed the concept of fall and recovery—using the
    pattern of breath to inform movement.

    She opened her own dance school in 1913 when she was just 18 years old. Her mother served as
    the manager and pianist. Even though she would have loved to further her training in dance, the
    circumstances forced her to start earning a living.

    She retired from performing in 1945 due to arthritis and took up the position of artistic director for
    the Jose Limon Dance Company, and continued her career as a successful choreographer. Her later
    works include ‘Day on Earth’, ‘Night Spell’ and ‘Ruins and Visions’.

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