? Born in 1894, she is widely credited as one of the biggest influences in modern dance, having created a whole new "dance language" that broke out of the stodgier and more old-fashioned ballet traditions. She's the first dancer to have ever performed at the White House, and choreographed over 180 works during her lifetime.

Graham died in Manhattan in 1991 at the age of 96. Her legacy lives on through the , which aims to teach many of the aspects of modern dance and ballet that she pioneered.

While the doodle certainly has historical significance, its dynamic nature may also have a broader significance. Google has been at the forefront of the so called 'dynamic Web.' At the , was devoted to its and how it was developed. The search engine itself has also become more dynamic: a great example of this is its .

Therefore the Martha Graham doodle isn't something too revolutionary: it's just Google highlighting what modern Web technologies are allowing Web developers to do, and timely because of Google's conference this week.

Not everybody is singing Google's praises though, claiming the doodle is actually slowing down page rendering. Several threads have popped up on Google's forums (see , , and ) complaining of issues.