Mexican Born Dancer And Choreographer Jose Limon - 1542 Words

According to the website Biography, â€Å"Mexican-born dancer and choreographer Josà © Limà ³n is recognized as an important figure in the American modern dance movement of the 1930s-1960s† (Biography). Jose Limon is one of the Ballet dancer sand choreographers in the 1930s. Even though he is considered to be a Ballet dancer, Limon is well-known for performing and choreographing a great amount of Modern Dance piece. Jose Limon is significant to me because he is the first Modern Dance choreographer I know, and his representative work â€Å"the Moor’s Pavane† impressed me the most due to the plots and the expressive movements in this piece. After watching the video â€Å"the Moor’s Pavane,† it raised my interest on Jose Limon; it also motivated me to do a deeper research on the information about Modern Dance. Jose Limon, one of the pioneers of Modern Dance, his Limon Technique has brought a significant contribution to the field of Modern Dance in the 20th century. Based on the biography of Jose Limon, he was born on January 12, 1908, in Mexico. Jose Limon is the eldest of eleven children in his family. The Limon family emigrated from Mexico to Los Angelas, California in 1915 due to the Mexican Revolution of 1910. After he graduated from High School, he first attended the art program of UCLA. In 1928, he moved to New York; later, Limon got a chance to the dance performance by Harald Kreutzberg and Yvonne Georgi. This dance performance is the inspiration for Limon to decide get into