Helen Tamiris
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Helen Tamiris (1905 -1996) choreographer, modern dancer, and teacher (also known as Helen Becker)
originally trained in free movement (Irene Lewisohn) and ballet (Michel Fokine) Tamiris studied briefly with Isadora Duncan but disliked its emphasis on personal expression and lyrical movement. Tamiris believed that each dance must create its own expressive means and as such did not develop an individual style or technique. As a choreographer Tamiris made works based on American themes working in concert dance and musical theatre ( Annie Get Your Gun (1946), Touch and Go (1949), Plain and Fancy (1955)).