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Dance History
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1. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did
Cleopatre -1909
Scheherezade
Apollo - 1928
Rite of Spring - 1913
2. (1822-1910) created the first ballet that would later be classified as classical ballet. He also held the position of Ballet Master in Chief to the Imperial Tsar in 1869. created Don Quixote and La Bayadere and many other works. Though he did not cho
Ivanov
Marius Petipa
Shirley Temple
Rite of Spring - 1913
3. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.
Jitterbug
Political Asylum
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Ballet Russes
4. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Margaret Sanger
The Nutcracker - 1892
Jitterbug
Political Asylum
5. Concerts organized by Dunn continued here until 1968; concert in 1962 considered to have begun the postmodernist movement
Pelvic contraction and release
La Sylphide - 1832
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Judson Church
6. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Jules Perrot
Louis Horst
Paul Taylor
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
7. Capitals of Russia during various times of political influence; Leningrad during Bolsheviks and USSR - return to St. Petersburg pax-USSR
Talley Beatty
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Dr. Louis Vernon
Jose Limon
8. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying
Philip Taglioni
Les Sylphides
Still/Here - 1994
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
9. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS
HIV+
Imperial Russian Ballet
Petipa Styles of Movement
Suzanne Linglor
10. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Fokine
Suzanne Linglor
11. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death
Still/Here - 1994
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Rite of Spring - 1913
12. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops
Parade - 1917
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
Bill T. Jones
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
13. 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
Twyla Tharp
Middle Class
Postmodern Dance
Romantic Era
14. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi
Theophile Gautier
Gas-lighting and curtain
Alwin Nikolais
Political Asylum
15. About 1815 to 1848 - reaction against rationalism of Enlightenment - YOUR interpretations - religious nature - UNIQUE individual
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Philip Taglioni
Pablo Picasso
Romantic Era
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.
Nijinsky
Franco-Prussian War
Political Asylum
Rudolph Laban
17. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing
Arthur Saint Leon
Middle Class
Rudolph Laban
Philip Taglioni
18. 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
Romantic Era
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Nijinsky
August Bournonville
19. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare
Pilobolus
Giselle - 1841
Swan Lake - 1895
Buddy Dean Show
20. About a group of friends and neighbors during a final decline of a man
Deeply There - 1998
Doris Humphrey
Buddy Dean Show
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
21. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug
Talley Beatty
Ronald Brown
Lindy Hop
Pelvic contraction and release
22. This is a dynamic way to use the space of the dance floor to a fuller extent
Pelvic contraction and release
Anna Pavlova
Fokine
Fall and Recovery
23. 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
Alwin Nikolais
Katherine Dunham
Nijinsky
Jules Perrot
24. 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
Ruth St. Denis
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Schizophrenia
25. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Still/Here - 1994
Isadora Duncan
Arthur Saint Leon
Massine
26. 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)
Nicholas Brothers
Postmodern Dance
Hanya Holm
Merce Cunningham
27. Music by Stravinsky - ancient Greek contest debate between forces.
The Art of Making Dances
Pilobolus
Agon - 1957
Le Train Bleu - 1924
28. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company
Nijinska
Pilobolus
Doris Humphrey
Choreographers who died of AIDS
29. 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
Tchaikovsky
La Sylphide - 1832
Nijinsky
Rudolph Laban
30. 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
Theophile Gautier
Apollo - 1928
Debussy
Mary Wigman
31. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Tchaikovsky
Diaghilev
Lion King - 1998
32. 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
New York City Ballet
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Margaret Sanger
Duet - 1957
33. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns
Jean Coralli
Hip-hop
Political Asylum
Robert le Diable
34. Was listed as the choreographer because He was widely respected - was known Perrot (more gifted) was collaborating with him; Choreographed the corps for Giselle
Rudolph Nureyev
Anna Pavlova
American Ballet Theater
Jean Coralli
35. 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
Suzanne Linglor
Robert Ellis Dunn
Ballet Russes
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
36. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Robert Ellis Dunn
August Bournonville
Massine
Ivanov
37. 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.
Lindy Hop
Foyer de la Danse
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Ivanov
38. Pilobolus - human jousting horses
Nijinsky
Leon Bakst
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Industrial Revolution
39. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century
Katherine Dunham
Diaghilev
Imperial Russian Ballet
Loie Fuller
40. Waddling on their heels - legs straight - tap dance transition step - dances are about weight and being grounded - not defying gravity - jumps are about coming down - rather than going up - connection of Africanist dance & American modern dance
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Four Temperaments - 1946
Robert Ellis Dunn
Duet - 1957
41. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon
Stravinsky
Ulysses Dove
George Balanchine
Twyla Tharp
42. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities
Petrouchka - 1911
Pilobolus
Industrial Revolution
Acts of Light - 1981
43. 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
George Balanchine
New York City Ballet
Pablo Picasso
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
44. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action
The Nutcracker - 1892
Prince of Wales
Margaret Sanger
Busby Berkeley
45. 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
Giselle - 1841
Anton Dolin
Percussive Movement
Fokine
46. 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
Donald McKayle
Ulysses Dove
Joffrey Ballet
Bill T. Jones
47. Opened in 1948 - artistic director Balanchines. Distinguished choreographers: Tudor - Frederick Ashton - Robbins...Permanent home New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
Jitterbug
Cleopatre -1909
Doris Humphrey
New York City Ballet
48. French composer; uses harmony to reinforce stasis; Prelude to Afternoon of a Fawn (half man - half goat - simulated masturbation); concert work that became a ballet
Margaret Sanger
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Debussy
Tensile Involvement - 1953
49. 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
Swan Lake - 1895
Pelvic contraction and release
Scheherezade
Coca Chanel
50. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.
Rose Adagio
Giselle - 1841
Debussy
Le Train Bleu - 1924