Isadora Duncan was one of the most innovative dancers of her time. Duncan was an modernizer in the area of dance, reforming the idea globally of what it means to be a dancer. She was the first dancer to convey the requirement for dancers to educate themselves, to be extensive thinkers, and to research history and question the norm. Duncan was motivating to writer, artists of numerous field, and revolutionaries: "There is just one thing that astonishes me. That is to hear that the American government has no sympathy with revolutions. I had always been taught that our great country was started by a revolution..."-Isadora Duncan. (http://gme.grolier.com/cgibin/article?assetid=0091060-0) Also she alleged that movement and rhythm can convey profound sentiment. Furthermore she took many risks by introducing a new style of dance. In addition she broke the barriers of the typical style of dance. And was a theorist of dance and a critic of modern society, culture and education. She was also a promoter for women’s rights, social conversion and the awareness of poetry in everyday life. Her work made the public grow a respect for dance, which she called sacred art. Isadora Duncan greatly impacted the standard style of dance in an ingenious way; she was the founder of modern dance and influenced the styles of dance to come. (Cullen-DuPont, Kathryn, 5)
Detesting traditional dances, in 1898 she began to perform her own boundless style of dancing. Isadora Duncan was immensely criticized during her time because of how different her style of dance was. Some say she was ahead of her time. Isadora Duncan was influenced by the belief of dance from the Greeks. They believed that dance should be natural and free. In dance terms this means the looseness of human movement and expression. At first Isadora performed in small private venues and her work was received well. Isadora thought that classical ballet was something that deformed the body and the natural aspects of dance....