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Dance Famous People
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Impressionist music
Arthur Mitchell
Mary Wigman
Debussy
Robert Ellis Dunn
2. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Pilobolus
Theophile Gautier
Alwin Nikolais
Arthur Mitchell
3. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Ruby Keeler
Rudolph Nureyev
Marie Taglioni
Robert Ellis Dunn
4. Choreographed Coppelia
Joe Goode
Garth Fagan
Diaghilev
Arthur Saint-Leon
5. One of the most prolific jazz composers of the 20th century
Merce Cunningham
Balanchine
Milhaud
Jules Perrot
6. Choreographed Jeux
Martha Graham
Anton Dolin
Merce Cunningham
Nijinsky
7. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Merce Cunningham
Joe Goode
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Paul Taylor
8. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Hanya Holm
Rudolph Nureyev
Louis Horst
Ivanov
9. Brought ballet to Paris
Pilobolus
Busby Berkeley
Diaghilev
George Balanchine
10. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
August Bournonville
Suzanne Linglor
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Massine
11. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography
Loie Fuller
Diaghilev
Alvin Ailey
Milhaud
12. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood
Margaret Sanger
Milhaud
Debussy
Alvin Ailey
13. Eccentric individualist/American choreographer -embraced experimental approaches such as silence
Twyla Tharp
Pilobolus
Leon Bakst
Jean Jacques Rousseau
14. Choregraphed (the sleeping beauty and nutcracker - swan lake)
Jean Coralli
Marius Petipa
Mary Wigman
Mary Wigman
15. Father of classical ballet
Nijinska
Merce Cunningham
Lucien Petipa
Marius Petipa
16. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Leon Bakst
Theophile Gautier
Jean Coralli
Diaghilev
17. Choreographed 'Revelations'
Anton Dolin
Alvin Ailey
Fokine
Milhaud
18. Father of Russian ballet
Balanchine
Milhaud
Charles Didelot
Alvin Ailey
19. Choreographed La Sylphide
Busby Berkeley
Philip Taglioni
Paul Taylor
Mary Wigman
20. First lady of modern dance
Ruth St. Denis
Debussy
Massine
Marius Petipa
21. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Alwin Nikolais
Busby Berkeley
Mary Wigman
Merce Cunningham
22. Choreographed Lion King
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Garth Fagan
Jules Perrot
23. Brought ballet to the common person
Busby Berkeley
Anna Pavlova
Lucien Petipa
Theophile Gautier
24. Choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutracker & Swan Lake
Fokine
Ivanov
Garth Fagan
Massine
25. Leading dancer/choreographer for Ballet Russe
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Nijinska
Paul Taylor
Diaghilev
26. Movement in hips
Arthur Mitchell
Alwin Nikolais
Paul Taylor
Joe Goode
27. Experimental filmmaker/movie director
George Balanchine
Loie Fuller
Busby Berkeley
Jose Limon
28. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
George Balanchine
Suzanne Linglor
Louis Horst
29. Financed Balanchine to come to US - helped found New York City Ballet - served as general director
Lincoln Kirstein
Charles Didelot
Jules Perrot
Marie Taglioni
30. Afternoon of a Faun
Ruth St. Denis
Suzanne Linglor
Nijinsky
Alvin Ailey
31. Named the mother of modern dance
Suzanne Linglor
Marius Petipa
Marius Petipa
Mary Wigman
32. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Balanchine
Loie Fuller
Nijinska
Ginger Rogers
33. His theory of 'decentrailization' involved inhibiting the dancer with abstract props and costumes so that the dancer could discover themselves.
Balanchine
Anna Pavlova
Mary Wigman
Alwin Nikolais
34. Director of St. Petersburg Ballet School in 1738
Rudolph Nureyev
Jose Limon
Jean Baptiste Lande
Balanchine
35. Choreographed Parade & Three-Cornered Hat
Ivanov
Debussy
Ruby Keeler
Massine
36. Danced in Berkeley's movies - First movie dancing star of 1930's 42nd street led to her success
Debussy
Massine
Dr. Louis Vernon
Ruby Keeler
37. Writer of Giselle
Rudolph Nureyev
Doris Humphrey
Theophile Gautier
Marius Petipa
38. Pioneer of modern dance in Germany
Mary Wigman
Suzanne Linglor
Pilobolus
Fokine
39. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Diaghilev
Busby Berkeley
Mary Wigman
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
40. Chance dance' - focusing on the dance itself and was not interested in telling a story (fliped a coin)
Charles Didelot
Merce Cunningham
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
August Bournonville
41. REBELLED AGAINST IDEA THAT DANCE HAD TO HAVE MEANING
Massine
Robert Ellis Dunn
Pilobolus
Merce Cunningham
42. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Anton Dolin
Massine
Fanny Elssler
Diaghilev
43. Rite of Spring
Anton Dolin
Lincoln Kirstein
Nijinsky
Marius Petipa
44. African astheic choreography
Balanchine
Marius Petipa
Ginger Rogers
Twyla Tharp
45. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.
Martha Graham
Hanya Holm
Marius Petipa
Lincoln Kirstein
46. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' - 'My Fair Lady' - and 'Camelot'
Hanya Holm
Balanchine
Charles Didelot
Doris Humphrey
47. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Alvin Ailey
Milhaud
Diaghilev
48. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Dr. Louis Vernon
Marius Petipa
Arthur Saint-Leon
Massine
49. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'
Louis Horst
Debussy
Milhaud
Jose Limon
50. African American modern Dance choreographer
Ivanov
Bill T. Jones
Twyla Tharp
Merce Cunningham