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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Arthur Mitchell founder and artistic director -1st black dancer to break color barrier for classical ballet -America's 1st outstanding ballet company of black dancers -started school with Karel Shook -shaped by Balanchine -Dancers known for warmth an






2. 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.






3. 1937 Founded by Ballet Russe's Mikhail Mordkin as Mordkin Ballet- Repertory company- features choreography of many artists such as Adolph Bolm - Michel Fokine - Leonide Massine - Bronislava Jijinska - Balanchine and Agnes de Mille






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






5. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle






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






7. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did






8. Dances have no linear development; no central focus on stage; a field of dancers where you can watch any dancer from any direction and decide for yourself where the focus of the dance is






9. 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






10. Born in NY - raised in Boston - first exposure to dance in 1920 - witness Diaghilev funeral - worked with Balanchine - established NYC ballet - passion for Japenese culture






11. This is a dynamic way to use the space of the dance floor to a fuller extent






12. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring






13. 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






14. Sharp powerful movement; angle






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






16. 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






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

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18. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler






19. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






20. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers






21. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17






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






23. 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.






24. 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






25. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color






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






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






28. Marius Petipa - 4 fairies for Aurora - did not invite the evil fairy - put a spell on Aurora @ 16 she would prick her finger on a spindle & fall asleep for 100 years - End of Act I pricks her finger - Act III is the wedding (divertissement - Grand Pa






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






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






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






32. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet - choreographer-in-residence during the second year (1941) of Ballet Theater






33. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49






34. 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






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






36. Predominately black - but whites attended - social dances were done - had to change the floor every three years because of the intense dancing - many whites went to go watch Black People Dance






37. Concerts organized by Dunn continued here until 1968; concert in 1962 considered to have begun the postmodernist movement






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






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






40. Comedy - has sport movements - about a train taken to the beach where a plane flies over - spoof about Frenchman who wants to be very shallow American






41. 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






42. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare






43. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance






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






45. Choreography Deeply There






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






47. 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






48. 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)






49. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.






50. 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