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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.






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

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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Famous for her incredible technique - lightness - and ethereal presence -(1804-1884) -Introduced new costume design (bare neck/shoulders - tutu) -Perfected dancing en pointe -La Sylphide`






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon






18. 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






19. 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






20. Sharp powerful movement; angle






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






22. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






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






24. Nijinsky choreographed - means 'games' - about a trio (2 women - 1 man) - relief sexual tension through tennis






25. Music that combines spoken street dialect with cuts (samples) from older records and bears the influences of social politics - male boasting - and comic lyrics carried forward from blues - R&b - soul and rock and roll






26. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi






27. Child actress could dance and sing very well - was able to keep up with Bill Robinson in tap dancing - was seen as the hope during the Great Depression.






28. Ballet by Michel Folkine; 1910; based on '1001 nights'






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






30. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. Ballet with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau. The ballet was composed 1916-1917 for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The ballet premiered on Friday - May 18th - 1917 at the Thaa






36. An African American section of New York City. Many A/A writers and artists gathered in Harlem






37. Choreography Deeply There






38. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959






39. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet - choreographer-in-residence during the second year (1941) of Ballet Theater






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






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






42. Designer. Influenced by Greek and Asian art. Costumes and sets full of bold colors. Decorative motifs that employed perspective painting. Successful with ballet. 'sophisticated eclecticism'. Teacher.






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






44. 1896-1976 - American - Choreographer - Developed 1930's film fantasy with his daredevil and genius dance design - developed the stage style musical film into a more involved multi-shot fantasy film style with overhead shots - use of tiered set desig






45. About a group of friends and neighbors during a final decline of a man






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






47. St. Denis and Ted Shawn's company that helps spread the gospel of dance from the constraints of ballet - opened a school in Los Angeles - brought dance to the middle class by supporting good health and virginal spirituality






48. Student of Mary Wigman. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German modern to U.S. but Americanized her technique. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew






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






50. 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.)