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Dance Famous People
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1. Apollo - 1928
Balanchine
Doris Humphrey
Milhaud
Pilobolus
2. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance
Fokine
Mary Wigman
Charles Didelot
Arthur Mitchell
3. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' - 'My Fair Lady' - and 'Camelot'
Merce Cunningham
Ivanov
Hanya Holm
Diaghilev
4. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood
Debussy
Robert Joffrey
Balanchine
Margaret Sanger
5. In love with Carlotta Grisi
Mary Wigman
Arthur Saint-Leon
Debussy
Theophile Gautier
6. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Massine
Jules Perrot
Ivanov
7. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Doris Humphrey
Diaghilev
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Busby Berkeley
8. Rite of Spring
Milhaud
Jules Perrot
Marius Petipa
Nijinsky
9. Pioneer of modern dance in Germany
Mary Wigman
Fokine
Merce Cunningham
Robert Joffrey
10. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Balanchine
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Massine
Nijinska
11. Known for her 'Pagan' style of dance
Martha Graham
Diaghilev
Fanny Elssler
Bill T. Jones
12. Named the mother of modern dance
Mary Wigman
Fokine
Robert Ellis Dunn
Robert Ellis Dunn
13. Four Temperaments
Milhaud
Ruth St. Denis
Balanchine
Martha Graham
14. African American modern Dance choreographer
Ivanov
Bill T. Jones
Charles Weidman
August Bournonville
15. Movement in hips
Arthur Mitchell
Alvin Ailey
Mary Wigman
Fokine
16. Choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutracker & Swan Lake
Bill T. Jones
Ivanov
Debussy
Bill T. Jones
17. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Paul Taylor
Rudolph Nureyev
Nijinsky
Suzanne Linglor
18. Greatest contribution was his Kinetographic Laban (Labanotation) - a primary movement notation still used in dance today
Suzanne Linglor
Rudolph Laban
Loie Fuller
Margaret Sanger
19. Horeography didn't necessarily go with music - simply occupied at the same place and time -
Anna Pavlova
Merce Cunningham
Twyla Tharp
Jules Perrot
20. Musician who had an impact on Modern Dance -Created choreography at Merce Cunningham's Studio
Fanny Elssler
Bill T. Jones
Robert Ellis Dunn
Ivanov
21. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Leon Bakst
Diaghilev
Pilobolus
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
22. Sleeping Beauty (1912)- very expensive and unsuccessful
August Bournonville
Nijinska
Alwin Nikolais
Martha Graham
23. Leading dancer/choreographer for Ballet Russe
Nijinska
Massine
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Marie Taglioni
24. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Debussy
Diaghilev
Ruby Keeler
Arthur Saint-Leon
25. Known for brilliant divertissments
Arthur Saint-Leon
Philip Taglioni
Theophile Gautier
Fokine
26. Teaches people can do whatever they want choreographically as long as you explain your proces
Margaret Sanger
Robert Ellis Dunn
Dr. Louis Vernon
Balanchine
27. Writer of Giselle
Theophile Gautier
Jean Coralli
Anton Dolin
Doris Humphrey
28. Performed Monkshood Farewell
Pilobolus
George Balanchine
Philip Taglioni
Suzanne Linglor
29. Shortened skirt to show off pointe work - starred in La Sylphide
Marie Taglioni
Hanya Holm
Ivanov
Balanchine
30. Choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova
Robert Joffrey
Alvin Ailey
Fokine
Jose Limon
31. Still/Here
Milhaud
Bill T. Jones
Arthur Mitchell
Anna Pavlova
32. Wrote autobiography Confessions
Jean Baptiste Lande
Doris Humphrey
Margaret Sanger
Jean Jacques Rousseau
33. Choreographed Lion King
Alwin Nikolais
Ruth St. Denis
Garth Fagan
Mary Wigman
34. Listed as choreographer of Giselle because He was widely respected
Jean Coralli
Debussy
Charles Weidman
Marius Petipa
35. Chance dance' - focusing on the dance itself and was not interested in telling a story (fliped a coin)
Philip Taglioni
Merce Cunningham
Fokine
Anna Pavlova
36. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Dr. Louis Vernon
Hanya Holm
Jose Limon
Marius Petipa
37. Considered the greatest male dancer of the romantic era
Paul Taylor
Jules Perrot
Diaghilev
August Bournonville
38. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work
Charles Didelot
Ruth St. Denis
Balanchine
Nijinsky
39. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Mary Wigman
Robert Ellis Dunn
Bill T. Jones
Massine
40. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME
Debussy
Garth Fagan
Charles Weidman
Nijinsky
41. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography
Diaghilev
Loie Fuller
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Busby Berkeley
42. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Ginger Rogers
Jules Perrot
Jean Baptiste Lande
Balanchine
43. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Rudolph Nureyev
Bill T. Jones
Anton Dolin
Ruth St. Denis
44. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Charles Didelot
Leon Bakst
Busby Berkeley
Bill T. Jones
45. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
George Balanchine
Jean Coralli
Nijinsky
Ruby Keeler
46. EVERYDAY DANCE MOVES INSPIRED FROM REAL LIFE
Loie Fuller
Lincoln Kirstein
Paul Taylor
Robert Ellis Dunn
47. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Alvin Ailey
Paul Taylor
Loie Fuller
Pilobolus
48. French - Composed music for Le Train Bleu
Milhaud
Anton Dolin
Ginger Rogers
Alwin Nikolais
49. Choreographed Coppelia
Twyla Tharp
Folkine - Nijinsky
Arthur Saint-Leon
Paul Taylor
50. Starred in Prince of Whales
Anton Dolin
Suzanne Linglor
Mary Wigman
Theophile Gautier
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