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Dance History

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1. Arthur Mitchell founder and artistic director -1st black dancer to break color barrier for classical ballet -America's 1st outstanding ballet company of black dancers -started school with Karel Shook -shaped by Balanchine -Dancers known for warmth an






2. Ballet premeried in 1870 - comic variation of La Sylphide and Giselle. Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Laon






3. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts






4. Studio behind the stage at the Paris Opera which is now used as a rehearsal stage and a reception venue but which was notorious in the 19th century (during the reign of Dr Varon) as the salon where members of the Jockey Club could meet dancers.






5. Reform Russian Ballet - choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova (2 minutes long) - accused of being influenced by Isadora Duncan - teacher & choreographer rather than a refined dancer






6. The revolution that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas I in 1917. Later established the Bolshevik government under Vladimir Lenin.






7. Choreographed 'Lion King'; worked with untrained dancers and combined AFrican and Caribbean with ballet and modern






8. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death






9. Beginning of modern dance - danced with bare feet - wore flowing Greek-style robe - died being strangled from a long-flowing scarf caught in a car wheel






10. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)






11. Called the most poetical of ballets of the 20th century. Premiered during first ballet russes season (1909)






12. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century






13. One of the artistic giants of the twentieth century. Helped found the Cubist and Abstract movements. During his life - 1881-1973 - he worked in various media and is noted for scores of important works. His painting Guernica is one of the most powerfu






14. Star male dancer of Ballets Russes; became chief choreographer for one year - 1913 - Afternoon of a Faun - Rite of Spring - and Jeux. Rite caused a riot






15. Alwin Nikolais - had a lot of ribbons - very involved in the sounds - wearing skin colored clothes - drum music - elastic ropes and strings - all across stage






16. One of the major figures in the development of modern dance - an American dancer - choreographer and teacher who created more than 150 works on a wide range of subjects from ancient Greek to modern American; contraction and release






17. Inspired by Gautier's novel The Story of the Mummy - very complicated - spectacular - successful ballet - Aspica is the daughter - English Lord in sand storm goes into tomb & gets put into an opium dream where he becomes Tahor and saves Aspico from a






18. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet - choreographer-in-residence during the second year (1941) of Ballet Theater






19. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958); Established the Choreographic Institute in Zurich - Founded branches across Europe - Kinetographie Laban=labanotation - primary movement - notation stilled used today in dance - Conte






20. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France






21. Music by Stravinsky - ancient Greek contest debate between forces.






22. Massine - parable about freedom - Picasso - aesthetic unity






23. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns






24. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle






25. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.






26. A Colombian-American modern dance choreographer known for his politically-charged productions depicting the black experience - notable productions include Missa Luba in 1965 - Blues for the Jungle in 1966 (portraying life in Harlem) - Las Desenamorad






27. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare






28. Nijinsky choreographed - in the forest - nymphs shows up to flirt with the Faun - one of them drops her scarf - they all leave - and he masturbates into the scarf






29. Famous ballerina who formed her own company and toured 1910 - famous for portraying birds - insects - and plants - brought ballet (aristocratic art) to the common person (high schools - etc.)






30. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing






31. Born in NY - raised in Boston - first exposure to dance in 1920 - witness Diaghilev funeral - worked with Balanchine - established NYC ballet - passion for Japenese culture






32. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS






33. 1937 Founded by Ballet Russe's Mikhail Mordkin as Mordkin Ballet- Repertory company- features choreography of many artists such as Adolph Bolm - Michel Fokine - Leonide Massine - Bronislava Jijinska - Balanchine and Agnes de Mille






34. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did






35. Choreographed by Petipa & Ivanov - Odette (under a spell) & Odile look alike - Prince Siegfried (Odette saves other swans & tells him her tale) - his mother throws a ball for him to find a wife - Odile shows up as Odette & Prince commits his love to






36. Height of Romantic Ballet - Star: Carlotta Grisi - Choreographer: Jules Perrot (Carlotta's lover) & Jean Coralli - Written by: Gautier (Who was in love with Grisi) - Act I (sunlit) - Act II (moonlit)






37. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)






38. Danced in - - raw emotion - stark - harsh - disturbing - medieval themes - dance with masks - really started working with time - space - and energy - taught Hanya Holm






39. Wrote Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind; wrote The Social Contract; wrote Confessions; believed that emotions as well as reason were important to human development but sent his own children to orphanages






40. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






41. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer






42. Last member of the group that helped found the modern dance movement - Amassed a growing collection of 133 dances - His work created the Paul Taylor Dance Company - Known for his innovative and sometimes controversial choreography - Still considered






43. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






44. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)






45. French for 'big dance for two' - Entrae - Adagio duet - Male solo - Female solo - Coda - plot structure of Petipa






46. Actress - singer and tap dancer successful in early musicals...... '42nd Street'






47. Teacher in Merce's studio Who is remembered for creating a competitive environment filled w/ experimentation for new dance styles






48. Radically new or original






49. Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)






50. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses