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Dance Famous People

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Directed the Paris Opera until he died from AIDS 1993






2. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME






3. First lady of modern dance






4. Known for brilliant divertissments






5. Rite of Spring






6. African astheic choreography






7. 1st Albrecht






8. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' - 'My Fair Lady' - and 'Camelot'






9. Brought ballet to the common person






10. First female ballet choreographer of the 20th century






11. African American modern Dance choreographer






12. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work






13. Danced in Berkeley's movies - First movie dancing star of 1930's 42nd street led to her success






14. Agon - 1957






15. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet






16. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.






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






18. D Man in the Water






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






20. Brought ballet to Paris






21. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance






22. Played Swanilda in Coppelia






23. Modern dance company that started in 1971






24. Starred in Prince of Whales






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






26. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.






27. Choreographed La Sylphide






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






29. Died of AIDS -created his own company






30. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa






31. Choreographed 'Revelations'






32. The art of making dances - 1959






33. Movement in hips






34. Apollo - 1928






35. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.






36. Experimental filmmaker/movie director






37. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style






38. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers






39. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic






40. Choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova






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






42. Director/founder of Ballet Russe






43. Four Temperaments






44. Named the mother of modern dance






45. Wrote against male dancers






46. Choreographed Jeux






47. Greatest contribution was his Kinetographic Laban (Labanotation) - a primary movement notation still used in dance today






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






49. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'






50. REBELLED AGAINST IDEA THAT DANCE HAD TO HAVE MEANING