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Hanya Holm

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Choreographer

The Resume

    (March 3, 1893-November 3, 1992)
    Pioneer of Modern Dance
    Choreographed the modern dance pieces 'Trend,' 'Dance Sonata,' 'Metropolitan Daily'
    Staged the dances for the Broadway shows 'Kiss Me Kate,' 'Camelot,' 'My Fair Lady,' and 'Out Of This World'

Why she might be annoying:

    She taught dance into her 90s, even though she could no longer walk herself.
    She had a bitter rivalry with her contemporary Agnes DeMille.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Her dance piece 'Metropolitan Daily' was the first dance piece broadcast on television.
    She dressed elegantly and simply.
    She invented a form of writing down choreographic movements.
    She protested the Nazi regime in Germany... leaving the country before they took power.
    She was co-founder of the famous Wigman Dance School.
    She lived to be 99.

Credit: Lovelythesp


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 10 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 6 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 8 Votes: 12.50% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 5 Votes: 20.0% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 72 Votes: 47.22% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 26 Votes: 57.69% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 99 Votes: 51.52% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 105 Votes: 52.38% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 171 Votes: 43.27% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 249 Votes: 44.98% Annoying
    In 2003, Out of 621 Votes: 44.28% Annoying