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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses






2. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






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






4. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -

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5. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company






6. 1st male dancer to make an impression in United States. Danced with Dane Margo Fontain in the Royal Ballet; died of AIDS






7. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance






8. 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






9. Choreography Deeply There






10. A ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev. It created a sensation in Western Europe because of the great vitality of Russian ballet compared to French dance. The Ballets Russes became one of the most influential b






11. Wrote 'The Art of Making Dances' in 1931 - Fall and Recovery - inspired by Bach and used his work in many piece - choreographed pieces without music - Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (showed fall and recovery)






12. 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






13. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops






14. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.






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






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






17. Were top musical stars of the '30s; appeared in musicals that were considered old-fashioned when they were made; displaced their characters' sexual desire into fighting with each other






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






19. Martha Graham explored use of breath to contract & releases the muscles of the pelvis to create a powerful - grounded - percussive - angular dance






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






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






22. A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles






23. From its very beginning the ballet was entirely dependent upon this individual; it was his ballet - under the direct supervision and guidance of a court minister appointed by this individual and answerable to him






24. 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)






25. St. Petersburg Ballet School 1738 - Director of Imperial Theater - Official Patronage 1766 & Moscow 1806; - first dancing master that was brought to russia - from france






26. Interrupted first flush of success of Coppelia and the included the siege of Paris - which also led to the early death of Giuseppina Bozzacchi - on her 17th birthday - but eventually it became the most-performed ballet at the Opera Garnier.






27. Embraces conflict - polyrhythmic - pelvis off centered - high affect juxtaposition (intenseness of feeling) - ephebism (power - vitality) - cool (intensity) - improvisation






28. 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






29. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug






30. Petipa's assistant that takes over - choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutcracker - dies in 1901 - didn't produce anything more of importance except Swan Lake






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






32. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying






33. Choreography is famous for its speed - force and eroticism; died of AIDS at the age of 49






34. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids






35. Different styles: 1. hoofers: Gregory Hines - Savion Glover - intricate footwork 2. class acts: Fred Astaire - Ginger Rodgers - refined and elegant 3. flash acts: tap with acrobatics 4. soft shoe: skimming floor - producing soft & muted steps






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






37. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.






38. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






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






40. American composer - 'chance music' - music not expressive or communicative because it says nothing - invented prepared piano






41. Workers who earned enough money to be able to become consumer of art and material goods following the Industrial Revolution; escapism became a huge hit when the Depression hit to escape harsh reality






42. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty






43. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring






44. Choreographed by Paul Taylor; Modern dance work in one act with choreography by Taylor - music by Handel - and lighting by T. Skelton. Premiered 4 Aug. 1962 at Connecticut College - New London - by the Paul Taylor Dance Company with Taylor - Elizabet






45. Means 'The Wedding' - arranged Russian Stravinsky wedding






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






47. A diversion or amusement; a short ballet or other entertainment performed between the acts of a play






48. Pilobolus - human jousting horses






49. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer






50. 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.