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Dance Famous People
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1. African astheic choreography
Anna Pavlova
Balanchine
Doris Humphrey
Marius Petipa
2. Noted for his use of African elements
Alvin Ailey
August Bournonville
Milhaud
Bill T. Jones
3. AVANT GARDE -CHOREOGRAPHED AUREOLE
Margaret Sanger
Dr. Louis Vernon
Merce Cunningham
Paul Taylor
4. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Louis Horst
Leon Bakst
Merce Cunningham
Fred Astaire
5. African American modern Dance choreographer
Ivanov
Bill T. Jones
Fokine
Nijinska
6. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Alwin Nikolais
Leon Bakst
Charles Weidman
Fred Astaire
7. Apollo - 1928
Nijinska
Balanchine
Arthur Saint-Leon
Robert Ellis Dunn
8. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Doris Humphrey
Joe Goode
Ruth St. Denis
Pilobolus
9. Pelvic contraction and release
Mary Wigman
Rudolph Laban
Theophile Gautier
Louis Horst
10. Combined spiritual with the theatrical
Bill T. Jones
Ruth St. Denis
Milhaud
Alwin Nikolais
11. The art of making dances - 1959
Alvin Ailey
Ruby Keeler
Doris Humphrey
Debussy
12. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.
Pilobolus
Rudolph Nureyev
Jean Coralli
Pilobolus
13. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Charles Weidman
Folkine - Nijinsky
Balanchine
Suzanne Linglor
14. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Leon Bakst
Fokine
Alwin Nikolais
Mary Wigman
15. Musician who had an impact on Modern Dance -Created choreography at Merce Cunningham's Studio
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Dr. Louis Vernon
Mary Wigman
Robert Ellis Dunn
16. Petrouchka
Fokine
Balanchine
Paul Taylor
Hanya Holm
17. Choreographed Parade & Three-Cornered Hat
Fokine
Martha Graham
Mary Wigman
Massine
18. Died of AIDS -created his own company
Fanny Elssler
Nijinsky
Robert Joffrey
Martha Graham
19. Directed the Paris Opera until he died from AIDS 1993
Margaret Sanger
Garth Fagan
Rudolph Nureyev
Debussy
20. Choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova
Paul Taylor
Ruth St. Denis
Ivanov
Fokine
21. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Nijinska
Ginger Rogers
Debussy
Jules Perrot
22. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer
Nijinska
Mary Wigman
Massine
Jose Limon
23. Liked to use special effects (mirrors) and many dancers for complex kaleidoscope figures - created the 'dancing camera' effect and monorail
Rudolph Nureyev
Busby Berkeley
Balanchine
Louis Horst
24. Four Temperaments
Balanchine
Anton Dolin
Doris Humphrey
Loie Fuller
25. Leading dancer/choreographer for Ballet Russe
Nijinska
Arthur Saint-Leon
Bill T. Jones
Ginger Rogers
26. La Spectre de la Rose
Alwin Nikolais
Folkine - Nijinsky
Rudolph Nureyev
George Balanchine
27. Starred in Prince of Whales
Merce Cunningham
Diaghilev
Ivanov
Anton Dolin
28. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Arthur Mitchell
Alwin Nikolais
Pilobolus
Arthur Saint-Leon
29. Named the mother of modern dance
Robert Joffrey
Massine
Mary Wigman
Mikhail Baryshnikov
30. One of the most prolific jazz composers of the 20th century
Milhaud
Merce Cunningham
Marius Petipa
Fred Astaire
31. Acts of Light
Anton Dolin
Doris Humphrey
Leon Bakst
Martha Graham
32. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work
Nijinsky
Charles Didelot
Paul Taylor
Alwin Nikolais
33. Choreographed Coppelia
Hanya Holm
Arthur Saint-Leon
Garth Fagan
Charles Didelot
34. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Garth Fagan
Nijinsky
August Bournonville
George Balanchine
35. Agon - 1957
Dr. Louis Vernon
Balanchine
Leon Bakst
Merce Cunningham
36. Movement in hips
Busby Berkeley
Arthur Mitchell
Balanchine
Suzanne Linglor
37. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Jules Perrot
Massine
Jules Perrot
Nijinsky
38. Afternoon of a Faun
Ruby Keeler
Nijinsky
Massine
Anton Dolin
39. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Louis Horst
Ivanov
Marius Petipa
Anton Dolin
40. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Robert Ellis Dunn
Dr. Louis Vernon
Ivanov
Martha Graham
41. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
George Balanchine
Balanchine
Fokine
Martha Graham
42. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa
Ivanov
Fokine
Theophile Gautier
Alwin Nikolais
43. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Nijinska
Anna Pavlova
Jules Perrot
Busby Berkeley
44. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Debussy
Louis Horst
Nijinska
Merce Cunningham
45. Brought ballet to Paris
Jean Baptiste Lande
Fokine
Ivanov
Diaghilev
46. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Charles Weidman
Louis Horst
Martha Graham
Rudolph Nureyev
47. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Alvin Ailey
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Paul Taylor
48. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.
Balanchine
Hanya Holm
Milhaud
Fokine
49. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' - 'My Fair Lady' - and 'Camelot'
Hanya Holm
Bill T. Jones
Alvin Ailey
Louis Horst
50. He was a 'quadruple threat' he created the choreography - the lighting - the costumes and the music all himself -Tensile Involvement
Bill T. Jones
Alwin Nikolais
Lucien Petipa
Merce Cunningham