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Dance History
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1. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance
Charles Weidman
Giselle - 1841
Arthur Mitchell
Alvin Ailey
2. Music by Stravinsky - ancient Greek contest debate between forces.
Suzanne Linglor
Parade - 1917
Agon - 1957
American Ballet Theater
3. 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`
Alwin Nikolais
Shirley Temple
Marie Taglioni
Loie Fuller
4. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi
August Bournonville
Denishawn
Fanny Elssler
Theophile Gautier
5. Considered one of the greatest of African American choreographers - and also bears the titles dancer - educator - and dance company director. After studying under Katherine Dunham and Martha Graham - went on to do solo work and choreograph his own wo
Cachucha
HIV+
Industrial Revolution
Talley Beatty
6. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.
Ronald Brown
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Imperial Russian Ballet
Ivanov
7. French for 'big dance for two' - Entrae - Adagio duet - Male solo - Female solo - Coda - plot structure of Petipa
Imperial Russian Ballet
The Art of Making Dances
Nijinska
Grand Pas de Deux
8. Radically new or original
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Acts of Light - 1981
Avant-Garde
Postmodern Dance
9. Massine - parable about freedom - Picasso - aesthetic unity
Aureole - 1962
Jitterbug
Les Noces - 1923
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
10. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s
Percussive Movement
Divertissement
Jitterbug
Martha Graham
11. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids
Robert Joffrey
Robert le Diable
Ronald Brown
Marius Petipa
12. 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
Merce Cunningham
AIDS
Imperial Russian Ballet
D-Man in the Water - 1989
13. 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
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Robert le Diable
Rite of Spring - 1913
14. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Jules Perrot
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Louis Horst
Eleo Pomare
15. 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.
Petipa Styles of Movement
Ruby Keeler
Franco-Prussian War
Charles Didelot
16. 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
Debussy
Robert le Diable
Cachucha
Nijinska
17. A serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles
American Ballet Theater
Ronald Brown
AIDS
Marie Taglioni
18. 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
Duet - 1957
Joffrey Ballet
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Jose Limon
19. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer - created masculine movement style - founded own company in 1947; died of prostate cancer
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Joffrey Ballet
Jose Limon
Pablo Picasso
20. 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
Bill T. Jones
Deeply There - 1998
Swan Lake - 1895
Harlem
21. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts
Gas-lighting and curtain
Tsar
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
22. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf
Four Temperaments - 1946
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Alvin Ailey
Prince of Wales
23. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action
Jules Perrot
The Nutcracker - 1892
August Bournonville
Bill T. Jones
24. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon
Coppelia
Hip-hop
George Balanchine
Tap Dance
25. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses
Jockey Club
Anton Dolin
Rudolph Nureyev
Ulysses Dove
26. About a group of friends and neighbors during a final decline of a man
Nijinsky
Swan Lake - 1895
Prince of Wales
Deeply There - 1998
27. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did
Buddy Dean Show
Cleopatre -1909
John Cage
Lincoln Kirstein
28. (1931-1989) A New York City dancer who created an American Dance Theater which trains dancers and performs worldwide; most famous work was Revelations and piece named Cry - in honor of his mother; lost battle to AIDS in 1989
Parade - 1917
Twyla Tharp
Alvin Ailey
AIDS
29. 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)
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Nicholas Brothers
Bill T. Jones
Gas-lighting and curtain
30. Teacher in Merce's studio Who is remembered for creating a competitive environment filled w/ experimentation for new dance styles
Ronald Brown
Isadora Duncan
Foyer de la Danse
Robert Ellis Dunn
31. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz
Petipa Styles of Movement
Milhaud
Paul Taylor
Arthur Mitchell
32. American composer - 'chance music' - music not expressive or communicative because it says nothing - invented prepared piano
John Cage
Debussy
Rudolph Nureyev
Savoy Ballroom
33. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
19th Amendment
Grand Pas de Deux
34. 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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35. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime
Petipa Styles of Movement
Jules Perrot
Bill T. Jones
Jockey Club
36. (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
Les Noces - 1923
Marius Petipa
Fall and Recovery
Margaret Sanger
37. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring
Les Noces - 1923
Mary Wigman
Stravinsky
Romantic Era
38. 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
La Sylphide - 1832
Massine
Still/Here - 1994
D-Man in the Water - 1989
39. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer
19th Amendment
Jitterbug
Talley Beatty
Petrouchka - 1911
40. 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
Buddy Dean Show
Robert le Diable
Prince of Wales
Acts of Light - 1981
41. Ballet by Michel Folkine; 1910; based on '1001 nights'
Lion King - 1998
Scheherezade
Swan Lake - 1895
Cleopatre -1909
42. 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
Divertissement
Fanny Elssler
Hanya Holm
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
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
Agon - 1957
Stravinsky
Busby Berkeley
Hip-hop
44. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying
Political Asylum
Still/Here - 1994
Coppelia
Dance Theater of Harlem
45. Broadway production choreographed by Garth Fagan; eventually turned into an award winning family film
Bill T. Jones
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Lion King - 1998
Duet - 1957
46. 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
Divertissement
Les Noces - 1923
Margaret Sanger
Apollo - 1928
47. Russian dancer and choreographer; considered one of greatest male ballet dancers; became artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
Ruby Keeler
Les Noces - 1923
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Fokine's 5 Major Principles
48. 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
Dance Theater of Harlem
Foyer de la Danse
Swan Lake - 1895
Acts of Light - 1981
49. Martha Graham explored use of breath to contract & releases the muscles of the pelvis to create a powerful - grounded - percussive - angular dance
Marie Taglioni
Carlotta Grisi
Pelvic contraction and release
Katherine Dunham
50. 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
August Bournonville
Coppelia
Denishawn
Jean Baptiste Lande