" Maple Leaf Rag " The Martha Graham Dance Co. interview w/ Blakely White McGuire

[SLMSMA10]

amazing i love her hand gestures

[WeCrazy4Cody143]

Blakely is a very close family friend and we are all so proud of her!!! :) She is an amazing person!!

[bigncordfed]

123reletive123 what the hell is this you asked? Well this is the most amazing modern dance you will ever see in your life. You're probably too one-dimensional and ignorant to see the beauty and creativity in Martha Graham's work. That's okay, true talent isn't for everyone ;)

[123reletive123]

wth is this

[FrosDOwnz]

New ways to dance to old music. Fucking awesome. A couple of different ragtime pieces here but it just gets crazy at 2:41 when Maple Leaf Rag is being played.

[TheAsianDomaination]

omg!We use the second sonng at tap dance when we have to do flap torture!!!!!!!

[AndyJoReadySetGo]

I love 2:13 - 2:38 !

[coyotemex22]

Congratulations in her anniversary for this beautiful expression of art in these tormentous days. Jose Ramirez from Mexico city.

[kmo5282328]

:O Soooo Very Very Beautiful ♥♥ I nice :D

[tiffanylam38]

extremely beautiful, her passion supasses her old age

[emeraldtoucan]

Beautiful movements and dancers.

[MajikkaniHand]

The male lead reminds me irresistibly of the Adonis from Rocky Horror Picture Show. I wonder if it's just me.

[RaNdOmBiStAnDeR]

Gorgeously phenomenal .

[mshippo17]

how much weight can that pole hold?

[Wasserschloss]

Look at how amazing these men's bodies are. And now tell me again why boys shouldn't dance o_O

[RaNdOmBiStAnDeR]

@Wasserschloss Right on. People don't realize how beautiful a male dancer's body is.

[JenMayHug]

what was i trying to google????!!!!

[Onegurrrlrev]

@JenMayHug lol google distracted me. I was studying for my final!

[blitznstitch]

they all looked amazing, I liked the expressive nature of their dance

[Ally657]

This video is one of the more interesting ones. I kind of ascribe this type of dancing to abstract painting, the way a painter throws broad strokes on a canvas. To us it's random and weird but to the painter has purpose. You can tell in certain moves it looks like the Charleston or something of the sort.

[ArjobMukherjee]

I thought these kind of dances are boring. I was wrong. This is so very interesting and so fascinating moves.

[dinolino35]

He only wanted to take the skirt.

[Sirentone]

sorta like ballet, i think. Thats what im getting out of it.

[stjdtkzt]

i love how that is not completely  boring

[PevkaLara]

kids playing in the back yard or more school yard. The only thing that was conflicting to me, mentaly is that the leading couple after hugging, did not look at each other, but each in his/her own direction. its like they were close, but not that close realy. but other than that, i can only say that some people realy get the chance to do the work they love and get paid for it. not many people get the chance to do that.

[Marcelo02111990]

Não sabia que no Estados Unidos,tbm tinha dança de camdoblé.Mas ficou legal.

[MexiSilverLips1]

Looks like a lot of fun! =D I want to learn this choreography! =D

[ReAttackMeYu]

the seven disliker don't know what is avantgard and creativity.

[jazmesh]

I just love this! Amazing coreography!! :)

(thank you Google :))

[anjing7790]

i like the music

[katieoros]

Adorable choreography <3

[DragonessLife]

Very beautiful

[as1s2as1s2]

This is so cute.

[amalcendrillon]

belle danse , mé j aime pas leurs vêtements , presque nus oO

[kaciedt]

Google brought me here as well. This was amazing!!!! A form of dance I've never seen before. So strange, yet so beautiful

[magpie993]

Artists ar always a bit strange, anyway, I think they all do amazing things

[harvardplane]

Beautiful

[KittyMakeUp91]

...-_-'

[katapila]

Why am I watching videos of Martha Graham instead of revising?! DAMN YOU GOOGLE!!!!

[Trigga3ali]

Google!

[Mojosbigstick]

I find Martha Graham's work technically interesting, but not engaging or emotional. Can anyone suggest a clip that might speak to me in a clearer voice?

[sajj0jaan]

@Mojosbigstick You should check out Pina, her work has every ingredient, emotion, technique, style and elegance

[possumGFX]

ballet dancers have to be gay as you can not do that with so many hot chicks dancing around without getting a boner in those tights. :)

[0moooaaath0]

what the hell is that??

do u call this dance?? why are they curving and rolling around themselves??

plz check at 4:00 tell 4:10...LOoOoOL

fuck this kind of dance

I totally hate it

[Leukhendian]

@0moooaaath0 If you don't like it, why would you watch it?

[0moooaaath0]

@Leukhendian I dont watch it in the first place....google brought me here

PINGO

[efcaguab]

Ballet dancers are hot

[nitronicotube]

this is so great. amazing. I got here because i was thrilled by the google header (i was searching who made it? anyone?) but the real dancing is even more exciting. What a great performance.

[Fishumz]

Why Do They Make This The Staple Of 'So You Think You Can Dance' ? People Should Have Their Own Styles, Shouldn't Be Restricted To Modern.. Girl @ 3:03 Has A Hot Ass~

Wowza~

[Fishumz]

@Fishumz Forgot To Mention.. THE FRONT LEFT ONE.

<3 ~

[neniiaaraLane]

WOOOW!

[LimeGirl08]

I liked the dance! For a long while I thought that the long flexible table was only a thick rope! Anyway, I can see why she was so revolutionary in the dance field. My favourite dancer was the girl with the big pink skirt that rolls through the stage every now and then.

[clauditaalvarez]

Thanks Google!!! :D

[thaonguyenthanh]

this performance is so cute! :-)))) i love it! thanks for posting and thank google brought me here

[Xanubi]

That dance wassilly and cute!

[Staraahhskinss]

oooh tight trousers! Love the start with the rope bench!

[dantedom1]

i think last part pretty much Emphasizes modern day relationships loll

[jinpitakki33]

cool. weird. but cool

[ExisTencePerse]

lol google brought me here too...and made me realize how stupid and pointless dance is... hahaha wtf seriously could people not find more usefull professions to pursue...

[cookiesonsteve]

I'm betting Martha was criticized by the ballet companies... poo on them!

[sweetbug123]

Happy Birthday Martha Graham!

[nsdiogo]

Lindissimo!

[icovada]

1:16 OW!

[IAmRomz]

Google brought me here... this is my 2nd time to watch a vid of Martha Graham... amazing :)

[ThanatosCG]

@IAmRomz

Same :) !

[silentdot]

i just realised i played this song as a grade piece for piano . wow

[silentdot]

.... what did i just watch?

ahahahaa wow

[parisfierceness]

i love itttttttttttttttttttt

[misspeckpeck]

john froshythe

[emmahhjoan]

Wow I love that the use of the prop/stage isn't cheesy and how Martha choreographed to these upbeat songs! And the dancers keep the energy up and moving, of course. Thanks!

[TheHayleycox]

i love love love this video so much <3 martha is a goddess

[Music4ibc]

Beautiful video ~ exquisite ... but the first piece is "Bethana" Waltz by Scott Joplin, the second is "Maple Leaf Rag" ...

[zupshaw]

Beautiful dance with deeper feelings of expression through movement becoming the dance of modern man and woman.

[MERSHITEISE]

we're doing it with our first year, i like our version more.

[fromfumi]

nice :)

[RLFosse]

Martha sure knew what she was doing!

[Louizabiza]

Go Blakely and Mauritsio!

[turnongenius]

wonderful!!!

[leroyosmon]

Wonderful!

[tannanyc]

Wonderful!