Graham technique

proper noun

A modern dance movement style and pedagogy based on the opposition between contraction and release and on the spiraling of the torso around the axis of the spine.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A modern dance movement style and pedagogy based on the opposition between contraction and release and on the spiraling of the torso around the axis of the spine.

Origin

Created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991).

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Graham technique. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Graham%20technique

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“Graham technique.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Graham%20technique. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Graham technique,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Graham%20technique.

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