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Dance History
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1. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -
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2. 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
The Nutcracker - 1892
Marius Petipa
3. 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
Nicholas Brothers
Rudolph Nureyev
Suzanne Linglor
4. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death
Rite of Spring - 1913
Industrial Revolution
Imperial Russian Ballet
Talley Beatty
5. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959
Lindy Hop
Garth Fagan
The Art of Making Dances
Jean Jacques Rousseau
6. 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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7. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns
19th Amendment
Ruby Keeler
New York City Ballet
Robert le Diable
8. 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
Jose Limon
Tap Dance
Les Sylphides
Massine
9. 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
Denishawn
Busby Berkeley
Joffrey Ballet
Ballroom Dance
10. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon
Middle Class
The Dying Swan - 1905
George Balanchine
Political Asylum
11. 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
Postmodern Dance
Alvin Ailey
The Nutcracker - 1892
Tsar
12. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Alvin Ailey
Divertissement
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
13. 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
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Les Sylphides
Katherine Dunham
Isadora Duncan
14. Child actress could dance and sing very well - was able to keep up with Bill Robinson in tap dancing - was seen as the hope during the Great Depression.
Prince of Wales
Charles Weidman
Doris Humphrey
Shirley Temple
15. 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
Busby Berkeley
Denishawn
Les Noces - 1923
Gus Solomons Jr
16. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)
Jules Perrot
Lion King - 1998
Ruth St. Denis
Coca Chanel
17. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Apollo - 1928
Savoy Ballroom
Pilobolus
Ballroom Dance
18. 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.
Duet - 1957
Ruth St. Denis
Prince of Wales
Savoy Ballroom
19. 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
Isadora Duncan
Percussive Movement
Rudolph Laban
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
20. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Charles Weidman
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Dr. Louis Vernon
21. Choreography Deeply There
Joe Goode
Jeux - 1913
John Cage
Imperial Russian Ballet
22. Inspired by Gautier's novel The Story of the Mummy - very complicated - spectacular - successful ballet - Aspica is the daughter - English Lord in sand storm goes into tomb & gets put into an opium dream where he becomes Tahor and saves Aspico from a
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Loie Fuller
Paul Taylor
The Dying Swan - 1905
23. 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
Arthur Mitchell
Dance Theater of Harlem
John Cage
Giselle - 1841
24. 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
Fanny Elssler
Imperial Russian Ballet
American Ballet Theater
25. Teacher in Merce's studio Who is remembered for creating a competitive environment filled w/ experimentation for new dance styles
Fokine's 5 Major Principles
Robert Ellis Dunn
Ulysses Dove
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
26. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Arthur Saint Leon
August Bournonville
Duet - 1957
27. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Robert le Diable
Louis Horst
Ted Shawn
Political Asylum
28. 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
Martha Graham
Choreographers who died of AIDS
The Nutcracker - 1892
Philip Taglioni
29. 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
Aureole - 1962
Petipa Styles of Movement
Ruth St. Denis
Coca Chanel
30. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing
The Art of Making Dances
Philip Taglioni
John Cage
Marius Petipa
31. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Massine
Parade - 1917
Alvin Ailey
Marius Petipa
32. Wrote 'The Art of Making Dances' in 1931 - Fall and Recovery - inspired by Bach and used his work in many piece - choreographed pieces without music - Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (showed fall and recovery)
Giselle - 1841
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Eleo Pomare
Doris Humphrey
33. An African American section of New York City. Many A/A writers and artists gathered in Harlem
Middle Class
Harlem
Talley Beatty
Ballet Russes
34. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz
Imperial Russian Ballet
Merce Cunningham
Milhaud
Africanist Aesthetic
35. Choreographed by Paul Taylor; Modern dance work in one act with choreography by Taylor - music by Handel - and lighting by T. Skelton. Premiered 4 Aug. 1962 at Connecticut College - New London - by the Paul Taylor Dance Company with Taylor - Elizabet
Tsar
Aureole - 1962
George Balanchine
Nijinska
36. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops
Dance Theater of Harlem
Africanist Aesthetic
Savoy Ballroom
Bill T. Jones
37. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century
Savoy Ballroom
Katherine Dunham
Still/Here - 1994
AIDS
38. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
AIDS
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Anton Dolin
Choreographers who died of AIDS
39. 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
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Duet - 1957
Middle Class
Margaret Sanger
40. 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
Carlotta Grisi
The Nutcracker - 1892
La Sylphide - 1832
Lincoln Kirstein
41. 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
Jose Limon
Le Train Bleu - 1924
La Sylphide - 1832
Alvin Ailey
42. Capitals of Russia during various times of political influence; Leningrad during Bolsheviks and USSR - return to St. Petersburg pax-USSR
Lincoln Kirstein
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Political Asylum
Les Noces - 1923
43. Sharp powerful movement; angle
John Cage
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Percussive Movement
Postmodern Dance
44. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring
American Ballet Theater
Stravinsky
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Joe Goode
45. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Louis Horst
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
46. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare
Pilobolus
Jules Perrot
Political Asylum
HIV+
47. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer
The Nutcracker - 1892
Petrouchka - 1911
Hip-hop
Le Train Bleu - 1924
48. 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
American Ballet Theater
Leon Bakst
Debussy
Franco-Prussian War
49. 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
Lincoln Kirstein
Petrouchka - 1911
Lindy Hop
Apollo - 1928
50. Ballet premeried in 1870 - comic variation of La Sylphide and Giselle. Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Laon
Coppelia
Anna Pavlova
Pilobolus
Marie Taglioni