Daniel Nagrin (born May 22, 1917) is an American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, and author. May 22 is the 142nd day of the year (143rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Modern dance is a dance form developed in the early 20th century. ... Choreography (also known as dance composition) is the art of making structures in which movement occurs, the term composition may also refer to the navigation or connection of these movement structures. ...

Nagrin was born in New York City and studied with Martha Graham, Anna Sokolow, Hanya Holm, and Helen Tamiris whom he later married. In addition to work as a modern dancer, Nagrin also performed on Broadway in Plain and Fancy and Annie Get Your Gun, and Plain and Fancy among other musicals. In June 1954 he formed the Dance-Percussion Trio with David Shapiro and Ronald Gould (who would go on to form the New York Percussion Trio), and the group toured the United States in June and July of that year. Nagrin and his wife formed the Tamiris-Nagrin Company in 1960. When Tamiris died in 1966, Nagrin concentrated on a solo career. In the early 1970s Nagrin formed "The Workgroup", a performance company with a focus on improvisation. Nickname: Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1625 Government  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area  - City  468. ... Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 - April 1, 1991), an American dancer and choreographer, is known as one of the foremost pioneers of modern dance. ... Anna Sokolow (born February 9, 1910, Hartford, Connecticut; died March 29, 2000 in New York City, New York) was an American dancer and choreographer. ... Hanya Holm (1893 – 1992) dancer, choreographer and teacher Holm was one of the pioneers of modern dance. ... Helen Tamiris Helen Tamiris (1903 -1966) choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher (also known as Helen Becker). ... Broadway theatre[1] is the most prestigious form of professional theatre in the U.S., as well as the most well known to the general public and most lucrative for the performers, technicians and others involved in putting on the shows. ... Plain and Fancy is a Broadway musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Albert Hague, and lyrics by Arnold Horwitt. ... Annie Get Your Gun is a musical loosely based on the life of sharpshooter Annie Oakley. ... Plain and Fancy is a Broadway musical with a book by Joseph Stein and Will Glickman, music by Albert Hague, and lyrics by Arnold Horwitt. ... The New York Percussion Trio was a three-member percussion ensemble active in the New York City area during the 1950s and 1960s. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979. ... Improvisation is the practice of acting and reacting, of making and creating, in the moment and in response to the stimulus of ones immediate environment. ...

Nagrin's better known choreographic works include: "The Peloponnesian War", "Strange Hero", "Man of Action", "Spanish Dance", and "Jazz, Three Ways". Additionally, he choreographed for the 1954 film His Majesty O'Keefe. His Majesty OKeefe is a 1954 film starring Burt Lancaster. ...

In 1985, a 15-hour compilation of Nagrin's work, The Nagrin Videotape Library of Dances, was assembled. It is held in the Dance Collection at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Nagrin, who holds a B.S. in Education from City College in New York, has taught at C.W. Post College, New York University, the American Dance Festival, and Arizona State University. He is the author of several books including "How to Dance Forever: Surviving Against the Odds" (1988) and "Choreography and the Specific Image" (2001). City College of The City University of New York The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as the City College of New York or simply City College) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... The C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University is a private institution of higher education located in Brookville in Nassau County, New York. ... New York University (NYU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational institution in New York City. ... The American Dance Festival is a six-week summer season of modern dance performances, and a school for dance currently held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. ... Arizona State University (ASU) is a public institution of higher education and research with campuses located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area. ...

Selected choreography

External links

• Daniel Nagrin official site
• Daniel Nagrin at the Internet Broadway Database
• Arizona State University Site on Daniel Nagrin

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References

• Chujoy, Anatole. The Dance Encyclopedia. (Simon and Schuster, 1967) ISBN 0-671-24027-7
• McDonagh, Don (1976). The Complete Guide to Modern Dance
• Schlundt, Christena L. (1997). Daniel Nagrin: A Chronicle of His Professional Career. University of California publications: Catalogs and bibliographies, v. 13. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. ISBN 0520098137.