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Isadora Duncan's masterly writings on the dance reveal the depth of her determination to create a lyric form of the art which was free of characterization, storytelling, and the theatrical exhibition' of skills, She wished to discard the traditional methods and established vocabularies of such dance forms as ballet and to explore the internal sourees of human expressiveness. She shunned bodily ornamentation and strove to use only the natural movements of her body, undistorted by acrobatic exaggeration and stimulated only by internal compulsion. In her recitals Duncan danced to the music of Beethoven, Wagner, and Gluck, among others, but, contrary to popular belief, she made no attempt to visualize or to interpret the music; rather, she simply relied on it to provide the inspiration for expressing inner feelings through movement. She did not regard this use of music as ideal, however, believing that she would someday dispense with music entirely. That day never came.
It can be inferred from the passage that which of the following endeavors is LEAST compatible with Duncan's ideals for the dance?
- A Using music to stimulate the inspiration to dance
- B Attempting to free an art form of both characterization and storytelling
- C Minimizing the theatrical exhibition of skills
- D Being inspired to express inner feeling through movement
- E Creating a lyric art form by drawing on inner personal resources