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Dance Famous People

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.






2. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'






3. African American modern Dance choreographer






4. Liked to use special effects (mirrors) and many dancers for complex kaleidoscope figures - created the 'dancing camera' effect and monorail






5. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet






6. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe






7. Horeography didn't necessarily go with music - simply occupied at the same place and time -






8. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer






9. Choreographed Lion King






10. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood






11. Sleeping Beauty (1912)- very expensive and unsuccessful






12. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet






13. Wrote autobiography Confessions






14. Teaches people can do whatever they want choreographically as long as you explain your proces






15. Fall and recovery' technique-dancers learned to be proficient in balancing and ceding to the pull of gravity.






16. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME






17. Acts of Light






18. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune






19. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers






20. Eccentric individualist/American choreographer -embraced experimental approaches such as silence






21. His theory of 'decentrailization' involved inhibiting the dancer with abstract props and costumes so that the dancer could discover themselves.






22. Known for brilliant divertissments






23. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance






24. Combined spiritual with the theatrical






25. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa






26. Starred in Prince of Whales






27. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography






28. 1st Albrecht






29. French - Composed music for Le Train Bleu






30. Choregraphed (the sleeping beauty and nutcracker - swan lake)






31. Choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutracker & Swan Lake






32. Brought ballet to Paris






33. The art of making dances - 1959






34. Apollo - 1928






35. Died of AIDS -created his own company






36. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style






37. First lady of modern dance






38. Agon - 1957






39. Performed Monkshood Farewell






40. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers






41. Choreographed Coppelia






42. He was a 'quadruple threat' he created the choreography - the lighting - the costumes and the music all himself -Tensile Involvement






43. First female ballet choreographer of the 20th century






44. Father of classical ballet






45. D Man in the Water






46. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.






47. Defected from Russia and asked for political asylum in Paris






48. Experimental filmmaker/movie director






49. Wrote against male dancers






50. Considered the greatest male dancer of the romantic era