Martha Graham <Tab/>Born in 1894, was a drop out of the Denishawn School of dance. <Tab/>Father was a doctor of nervous mental disorders. <Tab/>Her approach to choreography was from the heart. <Tab/>At 22, she was plain and overweight and alcoholism soon took over her career. <Tab/>She was …
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…because it had become so strong with lots of teachers <Tab/>Martha died in 1991 at 97 years old. <Tab/>Martha started dancing after seeing a poster of Ruth St. Dennis <Tab/>She was always perfectly groomed and told dancers not to drink water 3 hours before a show to avoid sweating. <Tab/>She was demanding and dominant.