Famous Dancers of All Time: Martha Graham (1894-1991)
She was a popular American dancer and choreographer. She was one of the pioneers of modern dance moves in the world. She had started fully codified dance moves and had choreographed one hundred works in her lifetime. Her dance moves were derived from classical ballet in which she added other body movements like spiral, release and contraction. She was the first dancer to perform at the White House and the first dancer who had received the Medal of Freedom, the highest award for US civilians.