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Dance Famous People
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1. First lady of modern dance
Merce Cunningham
Massine
Lucien Petipa
Ruth St. Denis
2. Still/Here
Ivanov
Bill T. Jones
Mary Wigman
Nijinsky
3. EVERYDAY DANCE MOVES INSPIRED FROM REAL LIFE
Massine
Merce Cunningham
Paul Taylor
Dr. Louis Vernon
4. Starred in Prince of Whales
Garth Fagan
Merce Cunningham
Anton Dolin
Merce Cunningham
5. Founded American Dance Theater in New York City
Pilobolus
Alvin Ailey
George Balanchine
Dr. Louis Vernon
6. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Joe Goode
Ginger Rogers
Diaghilev
August Bournonville
7. 1st Albrecht
Marius Petipa
Lucien Petipa
Arthur Mitchell
Nijinska
8. Wrote against male dancers
Alwin Nikolais
Robert Joffrey
Alvin Ailey
Theophile Gautier
9. Defected from Russia and asked for political asylum in Paris
Rudolph Nureyev
Ivanov
Charles Didelot
Martha Graham
10. Choreographed Jeux
Arthur Mitchell
Theophile Gautier
Nijinsky
Merce Cunningham
11. Directed the Paris Opera until he died from AIDS 1993
Margaret Sanger
Rudolph Nureyev
Alwin Nikolais
Doris Humphrey
12. He was a 'quadruple threat' he created the choreography - the lighting - the costumes and the music all himself -Tensile Involvement
Arthur Saint-Leon
Anton Dolin
Alwin Nikolais
Marius Petipa
13. One act ballets - Narrative had adult emotions
Hanya Holm
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Paul Taylor
Fokine
14. Acts of Light
Debussy
Ruth St. Denis
Arthur Mitchell
Martha Graham
15. Noted for his use of African elements
Leon Bakst
Alvin Ailey
Alwin Nikolais
Mary Wigman
16. Danced in Berkeley's movies - First movie dancing star of 1930's 42nd street led to her success
Fokine
Ruby Keeler
Fanny Elssler
Bill T. Jones
17. Performed Monkshood Farewell
Dr. Louis Vernon
Nijinska
Massine
Pilobolus
18. Petrouchka
Robert Joffrey
Fokine
Bill T. Jones
Jules Perrot
19. Shortened skirt to show off pointe work - starred in La Sylphide
Suzanne Linglor
Fred Astaire
Jules Perrot
Marie Taglioni
20. Wrote autobiography Confessions
Pilobolus
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Busby Berkeley
Nijinska
21. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Bill T. Jones
Milhaud
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Robert Ellis Dunn
22. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Louis Horst
Arthur Mitchell
Milhaud
Anton Dolin
23. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME
Folkine - Nijinsky
Doris Humphrey
Charles Weidman
Theophile Gautier
24. Combined spiritual with the theatrical
Alwin Nikolais
Ruth St. Denis
Robert Ellis Dunn
Rudolph Laban
25. The art of making dances - 1959
George Balanchine
Doris Humphrey
Debussy
Robert Joffrey
26. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.
Busby Berkeley
Rudolph Nureyev
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Folkine - Nijinsky
27. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
Fokine
George Balanchine
Mary Wigman
Anna Pavlova
28. African American modern Dance choreographer
Nijinska
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Bill T. Jones
Robert Ellis Dunn
29. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Balanchine
Pilobolus
Jules Perrot
Arthur Mitchell
30. Afternoon of a Faun
Mary Wigman
Ivanov
Lincoln Kirstein
Nijinsky
31. Choreographed Lion King
Jean Baptiste Lande
Balanchine
Leon Bakst
Garth Fagan
32. Choreographed La Sylphide
Busby Berkeley
Philip Taglioni
Marius Petipa
Doris Humphrey
33. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.
Leon Bakst
Lincoln Kirstein
Charles Didelot
Hanya Holm
34. Choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova
Ivanov
Marie Taglioni
Robert Joffrey
Fokine
35. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Jean Coralli
Ginger Rogers
Nijinska
Jean Baptiste Lande
36. Brought ballet to the common person
Marius Petipa
Balanchine
Anna Pavlova
Margaret Sanger
37. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography
Suzanne Linglor
Mary Wigman
Lucien Petipa
Loie Fuller
38. Leading dancer/choreographer for Ballet Russe
Robert Ellis Dunn
Hanya Holm
Nijinska
Balanchine
39. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Dr. Louis Vernon
Rudolph Nureyev
Nijinska
Charles Didelot
40. Four Temperaments
Ivanov
Paul Taylor
Balanchine
Marie Taglioni
41. Choreographed Coppelia
Pilobolus
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Fred Astaire
Arthur Saint-Leon
42. First female ballet choreographer of the 20th century
Balanchine
Jose Limon
Merce Cunningham
Nijinska
43. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work
Robert Ellis Dunn
Charles Didelot
Debussy
Arthur Saint-Leon
44. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Massine
Leon Bakst
Ginger Rogers
Arthur Mitchell
45. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Twyla Tharp
Leon Bakst
Massine
Pilobolus
46. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Philip Taglioni
Doris Humphrey
Joe Goode
Massine
47. Considered the greatest male dancer of the romantic era
Jules Perrot
Garth Fagan
Fokine
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
48. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa
Ginger Rogers
Doris Humphrey
Jean Baptiste Lande
Ivanov
49. Played Swanilda in Coppelia
Philip Taglioni
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Ivanov
Diaghilev
50. Brought ballet to Paris
Anna Pavlova
August Bournonville
Arthur Mitchell
Diaghilev