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1. 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
Arthur Saint Leon
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Hip-hop
Swan Lake - 1895
2. American leader of the movement to legalize birth control during the early 1900's. As a nurse in the poor sections of New York City - she had seen the suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy. Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the
La Sylphide - 1832
Nicholas Brothers
Margaret Sanger
Coppelia
3. Russian dancer and choreographer; considered one of greatest male ballet dancers; became artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
Fanny Elssler
Alvin Ailey
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Grand Pas de Deux
4. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -
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5. 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
Hanya Holm
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Schizophrenia
Milhaud
6. 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
Parade - 1917
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
Dance Theater of Harlem
7. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler
Grand Pas de Deux
Still/Here - 1994
Martha Graham
Cachucha
8. Taglioni's rival -Her dancing was 'warm and passionate' -Dance was earthy - temperamental - fiery - vuluptuous -Labeled Pagan -Danced folk dances - most famous was Cachucha - Spanish using castanet - twists and turns; Known for her flair and theatric
Coppelia
Nijinska
Fanny Elssler
Bill T. Jones
9. Founded the Gus Solomons Company/Dance - whose repertoire consisted of detailed and analytical compositions that were conceived as 'melted architecture' - drawing from experience as an architecture student at MIT
Denishawn
Gus Solomons Jr
Daughter of the Pharaoh
The Dying Swan - 1905
10. Modern Dance Choreographer-- mixed media extravaganza's celebrating the electronic age; choreographed Tensile Involvement
Coca Chanel
Alwin Nikolais
Robert Joffrey
Fanny Elssler
11. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug
Lindy Hop
Fanny Elssler
Robert Joffrey
Petipa Styles of Movement
12. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century
Jean Coralli
Katherine Dunham
Doris Humphrey
Joe Goode
13. 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
Loie Fuller
Suzanne Linglor
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Savoy Ballroom
14. Dancer - choreographer - teacher - born 1930 in NY - began dancing senior year of HS - scholarship to New Dance group. studied with Primus. Professional debut in 1948 - choreographed 1st pieces with group when 18 - 1951 founded contemporary dance gro
Donald McKayle
Scheherezade
Acts of Light - 1981
Percussive Movement
15. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
August Bournonville
Prince of Wales
Leon Bakst
Robert le Diable
16. French for 'big dance for two' - Entrae - Adagio duet - Male solo - Female solo - Coda - plot structure of Petipa
Ted Shawn
Hip-hop
Grand Pas de Deux
Charles Weidman
17. 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
Cleopatre -1909
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Joffrey Ballet
Pablo Picasso
18. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Still/Here - 1994
Tchaikovsky
Nicholas Brothers
19. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi
Theophile Gautier
Duet - 1957
Political Asylum
Imperial Russian Ballet
20. High energy act of two African american brothers - Fayard and Harold - had a 'flash act' consisting of an acrobatic tap style - were in movies - only African Americans encouraged to mingle with audience (by audeince demand)
Lion King - 1998
Nicholas Brothers
The Dying Swan - 1905
Leon Bakst
21. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.
Marius Petipa
Charles Weidman
Political Asylum
Merce Cunningham
22. Most important figure in Russia in immediately pre-Romantic days. Did much to improve the repertory and teaching. 20 ballets - raised standards. Flying wires - pointe works.
Harlem
Marie Taglioni
Charles Didelot
Denishawn
23. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops
Ruth St. Denis
Twyla Tharp
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Bill T. Jones
24. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare
Busby Berkeley
Pilobolus
Nicholas Brothers
Imperial Russian Ballet
25. Martha Graham explored use of breath to contract & releases the muscles of the pelvis to create a powerful - grounded - percussive - angular dance
19th Amendment
Harlem
Anna Pavlova
Pelvic contraction and release
26. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance
Les Noces - 1923
Ronald Brown
Deeply There - 1998
Black Swan Pas de Deux
27. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf
Prince of Wales
New York City Ballet
Ivanov
Foyer de la Danse
28. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company
Rite of Spring - 1913
Nijinska
Harlem
Schizophrenia
29. Works to question the complexities of real life
Postmodern Dance
Isadora Duncan
Franco-Prussian War
Tchaikovsky
30. 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
AIDS
Jean Baptiste Lande
Tsar
Lindy Hop
31. Called the most poetical of ballets of the 20th century. Premiered during first ballet russes season (1909)
Les Sylphides
Pilobolus
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Ulysses Dove
32. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Arthur Saint Leon
Aureole - 1962
Massine
American Ballet Theater
33. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Petrouchka - 1911
Imperial Russian Ballet
34. 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.
Robert Joffrey
Leon Bakst
Robert Ellis Dunn
Coppelia
35. Pilobolus - human jousting horses
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Ivanov
Gas-lighting and curtain
Suzanne Linglor
36. 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.)
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Gas-lighting and curtain
Giselle - 1841
Anna Pavlova
37. Contemporary of Duncan's. Design orientation. Known for manipulation of costumes that would make flowing patterns and dance was non-emotional. Also did light design.
Romantic Era
Rose Adagio
Twyla Tharp
Loie Fuller
38. Radically new or original
Avant-Garde
Schizophrenia
Lindy Hop
Robert Joffrey
39. Choreography is famous for its speed - force and eroticism; died of AIDS at the age of 49
Katherine Dunham
Ulysses Dove
Avant-Garde
Dr. Louis Vernon
40. Sharp powerful movement; angle
Percussive Movement
Imperial Russian Ballet
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Jitterbug
41. Was inspired by a cigarette poster featuring the Egyptian goddess Isis to begin investigation Asian art and dance - Founded the Denishawn School of dancing and Related Arts with her husband Ted Shawn in 1915 in Los Angeles - California - Believed tha
Milhaud
Industrial Revolution
Four Temperaments - 1946
Ruth St. Denis
42. 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.
Middle Class
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Shirley Temple
Jean Coralli
43. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty
Fall and Recovery
Les Noces - 1923
Tchaikovsky
Dance Theater of Harlem
44. (1819-1899) -Italian ballerina -Leading role in Giselle -Combined techniques of Taglioni & Elssler -Known for strength & lightness
George Balanchine
Alvin Ailey
Carlotta Grisi
Cleopatre -1909
45. 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
Giselle - 1841
Marius Petipa
Isadora Duncan
Nijinsky
46. 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
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Judson Church
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Talley Beatty
47. Teacher in Merce's studio Who is remembered for creating a competitive environment filled w/ experimentation for new dance styles
Cachucha
Robert Ellis Dunn
Deeply There - 1998
Alvin Ailey
48. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Ballroom Dance
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Postmodern Dance
Donald McKayle
49. 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)
Jockey Club
Russian Revolution
Stravinsky
Giselle - 1841
50. Confirmed that Balanchine was an experimentalist - Africanist principles in his rhythmic scores - turns not resolved as in ballet - they just stop - take 'one' counts rather than 'and' counts
Agon - 1957
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Apollo - 1928
Tchaikovsky
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