Isadora Duncan was born in California in 1877. As a child she studied ballet and skirt dancing. His mother was an accomplished pianist and her music later inspired Duncan's ingenious contribution to dance. Duncan began his professional career in Chicago in 1896 and joined a professional touring company; within the company he starred in “A Midsummer Night's Dream” and “The Geisha”. Duncan, however, soon left the company to begin performing solo dances in the homes of wealthy patrons. Influenced by the Americanized Delsarte movement, the dances were not widely noticed by the press. Duncan's talent was appreciated by his family when he was young, but his revolutionary ideas about dance were not well accepted in America. Therefore, Duncan moved to Europe to pursue her dancing career; however, her funds were not enough to support her and her family. After Duncan's move to Europe, his dance philosophy changed dramatically. He stopped dancing during recitations and began using the music of Chopin and Beethoven as inspiration. While in Europe, he became acquainted with Frederick's philosophy ...