"Graham technique" meaning in All languages combined

See Graham technique on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Created by American dancer and choreographer Martha Graham (1894–1991). Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Graham technique
  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. Wikipedia link: Graham technique Categories (topical): Dance

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