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Dance Famous People
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Alvin Ailey
Leon Bakst
Mary Wigman
Anton Dolin
2. Brought ballet to the common person
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Anna Pavlova
Marius Petipa
Robert Joffrey
3. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Busby Berkeley
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Busby Berkeley
Alvin Ailey
4. One of the most prolific jazz composers of the 20th century
Margaret Sanger
Arthur Mitchell
Milhaud
Nijinska
5. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Bill T. Jones
Rudolph Nureyev
Merce Cunningham
Alvin Ailey
6. Played Swanilda in Coppelia
Debussy
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Fokine
Mary Wigman
7. EVERYDAY DANCE MOVES INSPIRED FROM REAL LIFE
Merce Cunningham
Paul Taylor
Ruth St. Denis
Rudolph Nureyev
8. Choreographed Coppelia
Nijinska
Arthur Saint-Leon
Balanchine
George Balanchine
9. Shortened skirt to show off pointe work - starred in La Sylphide
Rudolph Nureyev
Loie Fuller
Garth Fagan
Marie Taglioni
10. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.
Nijinska
Hanya Holm
Theophile Gautier
Diaghilev
11. Starred in Prince of Whales
Jules Perrot
Massine
Anton Dolin
Ivanov
12. First lady of modern dance
Charles Didelot
Ruth St. Denis
Fokine
Ginger Rogers
13. Considered the greatest male dancer of the romantic era
Debussy
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Charles Didelot
Jules Perrot
14. Teaches people can do whatever they want choreographically as long as you explain your proces
Marius Petipa
Robert Ellis Dunn
Rudolph Nureyev
Ruby Keeler
15. Pelvic contraction and release
Louis Horst
Jean Baptiste Lande
Lincoln Kirstein
Merce Cunningham
16. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.
Milhaud
Jules Perrot
Twyla Tharp
Rudolph Nureyev
17. In love with Carlotta Grisi
Nijinsky
Theophile Gautier
Ivanov
Philip Taglioni
18. Afternoon of a Faun
Folkine - Nijinsky
Nijinsky
Rudolph Nureyev
Merce Cunningham
19. Rite of Spring
Anna Pavlova
Robert Ellis Dunn
Nijinsky
Debussy
20. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work
Joe Goode
Charles Didelot
Marius Petipa
Ruby Keeler
21. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Charles Didelot
Jules Perrot
Robert Ellis Dunn
Bill T. Jones
22. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Diaghilev
Arthur Mitchell
Anton Dolin
Balanchine
23. Four Temperaments
Merce Cunningham
Fokine
Doris Humphrey
Balanchine
24. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance
Mary Wigman
Theophile Gautier
Merce Cunningham
Alvin Ailey
25. Choreographed Parade & Three-Cornered Hat
Massine
Alvin Ailey
Merce Cunningham
Milhaud
26. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography
Robert Ellis Dunn
Diaghilev
Loie Fuller
Milhaud
27. Wrote autobiography Confessions
Merce Cunningham
Ruth St. Denis
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Doris Humphrey
28. Impressionist music
Loie Fuller
Busby Berkeley
Rudolph Laban
Debussy
29. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Jose Limon
Suzanne Linglor
Pilobolus
Arthur Mitchell
30. Sleeping Beauty (1912)- very expensive and unsuccessful
Nijinska
Loie Fuller
Mary Wigman
Robert Ellis Dunn
31. Combined spiritual with the theatrical
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Massine
Ivanov
Ruth St. Denis
32. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Robert Ellis Dunn
Charles Weidman
Arthur Mitchell
Louis Horst
33. Choreographed Lion King
Merce Cunningham
Theophile Gautier
Garth Fagan
Nijinska
34. Still/Here
Doris Humphrey
Balanchine
Merce Cunningham
Bill T. Jones
35. One act ballets - Narrative had adult emotions
Jean Coralli
Anton Dolin
Fokine
George Balanchine
36. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers
Jules Perrot
Diaghilev
Lincoln Kirstein
Ruth St. Denis
37. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Loie Fuller
Milhaud
Leon Bakst
Jean Coralli
38. Director of St. Petersburg Ballet School in 1738
Pilobolus
Charles Didelot
Jean Baptiste Lande
Diaghilev
39. Petrouchka
Lincoln Kirstein
Fokine
Ruth St. Denis
Doris Humphrey
40. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Nijinska
Merce Cunningham
Garth Fagan
Robert Ellis Dunn
41. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Nijinsky
Pilobolus
Ginger Rogers
Mary Wigman
42. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Suzanne Linglor
Debussy
Balanchine
Garth Fagan
43. Fall and recovery' technique-dancers learned to be proficient in balancing and ceding to the pull of gravity.
Lincoln Kirstein
Arthur Saint-Leon
Doris Humphrey
Alvin Ailey
44. African astheic choreography
Loie Fuller
Nijinska
Balanchine
Jean Coralli
45. The art of making dances - 1959
Doris Humphrey
Louis Horst
Fokine
Charles Weidman
46. Listed as choreographer of Giselle because He was widely respected
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Jean Coralli
Loie Fuller
Theophile Gautier
47. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Leon Bakst
Arthur Saint-Leon
Loie Fuller
Merce Cunningham
48. Noted for his use of African elements
Balanchine
Hanya Holm
Jules Perrot
Alvin Ailey
49. Wrote against male dancers
Theophile Gautier
Pilobolus
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Charles Weidman
50. Movement in hips
Folkine - Nijinsky
August Bournonville
Arthur Mitchell
Rudolph Laban