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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. (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






2. 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






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






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






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






6. 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`






7. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a woman who comes home from a ball and puts a rose on a table - falls asleep and dances with the spirit of the rose - the rose jumps out the window; most famous jump in dance history






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






12. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s






13. 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.






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






15. 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.)






16. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops






17. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities






18. 1957 TV show (similar to the Corny Collins show from Hairspray) - Lindy Hop dance; segregated; eventually shut down due to refusal to fully integrate; presented black music and dance on TV






19. 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






20. Published in London Times 1914 - want to make 'ballet a fully expressive art that mirrored life' - new movement for each dance - no mime (Petipa used so that the audience always understood) - use entire body (to be expressive) - no divertissement (no

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21. 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)






22. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing






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






24. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






25. Choreographed 'Lion King'; worked with untrained dancers and combined AFrican and Caribbean with ballet and modern






26. 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






27. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet - choreographer-in-residence during the second year (1941) of Ballet Theater






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






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






30. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action






31. 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






32. 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






33. Choreographed by Filippino Taglioni and performed by one of the greatest ballerinas of the 19th century Marie Taglioni. One of the most famous Romantic Ballets. - First true romantic ballet






34. Famous tennis player who took ballet (lover in Le Train Bleu)






35. Radically new or original






36. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS






37. Created the well-known Denishawn school with his wife Ruth St. Denis. They taught dancers diverse styles - With his wife they set up the foundations for the principal of Musical Visualization 'a concept that called for movement equivalents to the tim






38. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Choreographed by Fokine - star was Pavlova - composer was Camille Saint Saenz - two minutes long






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






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






47. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns






48. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi






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






50. 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