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1. Nijinsky choreographed - means 'games' - about a trio (2 women - 1 man) - relief sexual tension through tennis
Tensile Involvement - 1953
Robert Joffrey
Aureole - 1962
Jeux - 1913
2. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Cleopatre -1909
Stravinsky
Grand Pas de Deux
3. 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.
Foyer de la Danse
Lindy Hop
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Coppelia
4. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying
Franco-Prussian War
Nijinska
Still/Here - 1994
Prince of Wales
5. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi
Russian Revolution
Petipa Styles of Movement
Anna Pavlova
Theophile Gautier
6. A signature piece of Taylor's in which he and his pianist remain motionless for the duration of the music-less score by John Cage.
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Duet - 1957
Talley Beatty
Martha Graham
7. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance
Petrouchka - 1911
Nijinska
Carlotta Grisi
Black Swan Pas de Deux
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
Ted Shawn
Hip-hop
Acts of Light - 1981
Fanny Elssler
9. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer
Grand Pas de Deux
Judson Church
Arthur Mitchell
19th Amendment
10. 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
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Milhaud
Tsar
Marie Taglioni
11. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Massine
Fokine's 5 Major Principles
Parade - 1917
Le Train Bleu - 1924
12. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
19th Amendment
Marius Petipa
Jitterbug
Margaret Sanger
13. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet - choreographer-in-residence during the second year (1941) of Ballet Theater
Joffrey Ballet
Garth Fagan
Anton Dolin
Black Swan Pas de Deux
14. 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
Middle Class
Ballet Russes
Carlotta Grisi
Rite of Spring - 1913
15. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Pilobolus
Gas-lighting and curtain
Harlem
16. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact; Nijinsky had this illness
Hanya Holm
Schizophrenia
Eleo Pomare
August Bournonville
17. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS
Marie Taglioni
Nijinsky
HIV+
Mikhail Baryshnikov
18. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities
Marius Petipa
Debussy
Alvin Ailey
Industrial Revolution
19. 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`
Marie Taglioni
Pilobolus
Ruby Keeler
Nicholas Brothers
20. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Margaret Sanger
Charles Didelot
Tsar
21. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France
Anton Dolin
Imperial Russian Ballet
Charles Didelot
Gus Solomons Jr
22. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi
Arthur Saint Leon
Jean Coralli
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Gus Solomons Jr
23. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century
Four Temperaments - 1946
Fokine
The Nutcracker - 1892
Katherine Dunham
24. 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
La Sylphide - 1832
Ballet Russes
Anton Dolin
Judson Church
25. Work written at a time when one of Jones' company dancers - Demian Acquavella - nicknamed D-Man - was suffering from AIDS; a celebratory - affectionate work about the company defiantly remaining joyful - loving - productive - and cohesive in the face
Parade - 1917
Denishawn
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Savoy Ballroom
26. Called the most poetical of ballets of the 20th century. Premiered during first ballet russes season (1909)
Nijinska
Tensile Involvement - 1953
Les Sylphides
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
27. 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
Petipa Styles of Movement
Aureole - 1962
Apollo - 1928
Joffrey Ballet
28. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf
Ruby Keeler
Philip Taglioni
Debussy
Prince of Wales
29. 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.
Debussy
Robert Ellis Dunn
Franco-Prussian War
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
30. 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
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Acts of Light - 1981
Nicholas Brothers
Martha Graham
31. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.
Theophile Gautier
Ronald Brown
Coppelia
Martha Graham
32. Started in NYC by Robert Joffrey - small company - repertoire was eclectic and contemporary - reconstructed works from Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - Financially weak - often folded - moved to LA then chicago
Deeply There - 1998
Joffrey Ballet
Ballet Russes
Alwin Nikolais
33. 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.
Loie Fuller
Lion King - 1998
Duet - 1957
Agon - 1957
34. In charge of new Paris Opera; under his direction - Paris Opera made a profit for the only time in its existence; slashed salaries of ballerinas to force them into mistresshood for fellow Jockey's
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Prince of Wales
Dr. Louis Vernon
Savoy Ballroom
35. 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.
Charles Didelot
Milhaud
Hip-hop
Duet - 1957
36. (1819-1899) -Italian ballerina -Leading role in Giselle -Combined techniques of Taglioni & Elssler -Known for strength & lightness
Carlotta Grisi
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Lion King - 1998
Cleopatre -1909
37. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler
Jules Perrot
Cachucha
Imperial Russian Ballet
Deeply There - 1998
38. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz
Giselle - 1841
Savoy Ballroom
Percussive Movement
Milhaud
39. Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
Martha Graham
Twyla Tharp
Prince of Wales
Franco-Prussian War
40. Works to question the complexities of real life
Garth Fagan
Hanya Holm
Postmodern Dance
The Nutcracker - 1892
41. 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
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Jitterbug
Tap Dance
42. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
The Art of Making Dances
Margaret Sanger
Tsar
43. 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
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Avant-Garde
Garth Fagan
Busby Berkeley
44. A diversion or amusement; a short ballet or other entertainment performed between the acts of a play
Divertissement
AIDS
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Jitterbug
45. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug
Bill T. Jones
Lindy Hop
Parade - 1917
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
46. By Martha Graham - focuses on technique - used technique as her own language - inspired by when she moved to Santa Barbara as a child - choneo - straight out of technique class - running on the cliffs of Santa Barbara and the development of her techn
Marius Petipa
Acts of Light - 1981
Robert le Diable
Imperial Russian Ballet
47. 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
Foyer de la Danse
Nijinsky
Rudolph Nureyev
Robert le Diable
48. 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
Eleo Pomare
Robert le Diable
Still/Here - 1994
Pilobolus
49. 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
Anton Dolin
Ruth St. Denis
Milhaud
Jose Limon
50. 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
Alwin Nikolais
Jean Coralli
Fokine
Political Asylum