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* [[Erick Hawkins]] - A student of [[George Balanchine]], became a soloist and the first male dancer in Martha Graham's dance company. In 1951, Hawkins, interested in the new field of [[kinesiology]], opened his own school and developed his own technique (Hawkins technique) a forerunner of most [[Somatics#Dance practices|somatic dance]] techniques.{{cn|date=February 2021}}
* [[Paul Taylor (choreographer)|Paul Taylor]] - A student of the [[Juilliard School]] of Music and the [[Connecticut College]] School of Dance. In 1952 his performance at the [[American Dance Festival]] attracted the attention of several major choreographers. Performing in the companies of [[Merce Cunningham]], [[Martha Graham]], and [[George Balanchine]] (in that order), he founded the [[Paul Taylor Dance Company]] in 1954. The use of everyday gestures and [[modernist]] [[ideology]] is characteristic of his choreography. Former members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company included [[Twyla Tharp]], Laura Dean, Dan Wagoner, and Senta Driver.{{cn|date=February 2021}}
* [[Alwin Nikolais]] - A student of [[Hanya Holm]]. Nikolais use of multimedia in works such as ''Masks, Props, and Mobiles'' (1953), ''Totem'' (1960), and ''Count Down'' (1979) was unmatched by other choreographers. Often presenting his dancers in constrictive spaces and costumes with complicated sound and sets, he focused their attention on the physical tasks of overcoming obstacles he placed in their way. Nikolais viewed the dancer not as an artist of self-expression, but as a talent who could investigate the properties of physical space and movement.<ref name="Arts Alive">{{
==In the United States==
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