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Dance History
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1. 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
Lindy Hop
Pilobolus
Ted Shawn
Debussy
2. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer - created masculine movement style - founded own company in 1947; died of prostate cancer
Lion King - 1998
Petrouchka - 1911
Charles Didelot
Jose Limon
3. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did
Four Temperaments - 1946
Cleopatre -1909
Tchaikovsky
Franco-Prussian War
4. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses
Charles Didelot
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Robert Ellis Dunn
Jockey Club
5. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops
Joe Goode
Bill T. Jones
Suzanne Linglor
Eleo Pomare
6. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities
Charles Weidman
Industrial Revolution
Nijinska
Ted Shawn
7. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Arthur Mitchell
Theophile Gautier
George Balanchine
Louis Horst
8. 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
Harlem
Schizophrenia
Robert Ellis Dunn
Mikhail Baryshnikov
9. By Martha Graham - focuses on technique - used technique as her own language - inspired by when she moved to Santa Barbara as a child - choneo - straight out of technique class - running on the cliffs of Santa Barbara and the development of her techn
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Isadora Duncan
Acts of Light - 1981
10. Taglioni's rival -Her dancing was 'warm and passionate' -Dance was earthy - temperamental - fiery - vuluptuous -Labeled Pagan -Danced folk dances - most famous was Cachucha - Spanish using castanet - twists and turns; Known for her flair and theatric
Merce Cunningham
Suzanne Linglor
Shirley Temple
Fanny Elssler
11. 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
The Nutcracker - 1892
George Balanchine
Daughter of the Pharaoh
HIV+
12. 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.
Cachucha
John Cage
Katherine Dunham
Duet - 1957
13. Different names but same theater under different political influences
Jitterbug
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Ted Shawn
Alwin Nikolais
14. 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
Loie Fuller
Anna Pavlova
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Pilobolus
15. 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
Duet - 1957
Jean Coralli
Ballet Russes
New York City Ballet
16. 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)
Deeply There - 1998
Judson Church
Alvin Ailey
Nicholas Brothers
17. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi
Arthur Saint Leon
Romantic Era
Tap Dance
Rose Adagio
18. 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
Margaret Sanger
Leon Bakst
Tsar
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
19. About 1815 to 1848 - reaction against rationalism of Enlightenment - YOUR interpretations - religious nature - UNIQUE individual
Political Asylum
Romantic Era
Isadora Duncan
Charles Weidman
20. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer
New York City Ballet
Petrouchka - 1911
Hip-hop
Alvin Ailey
21. The revolution that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas I in 1917. Later established the Bolshevik government under Vladimir Lenin.
Martha Graham
Philip Taglioni
Russian Revolution
Hanya Holm
22. 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
Massine
Louis Horst
Cachucha
23. 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
Cachucha
Fokine's 5 Major Principles
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Donald McKayle
24. (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
Alvin Ailey
Still/Here - 1994
Avant-Garde
Busby Berkeley
25. This is a dynamic way to use the space of the dance floor to a fuller extent
Cleopatre -1909
Fall and Recovery
Les Noces - 1923
Carlotta Grisi
26. 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)
Arthur Saint Leon
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Giselle - 1841
Jules Perrot
27. 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
Petipa Styles of Movement
The Nutcracker - 1892
Four Temperaments - 1946
Charles Weidman
28. (1819-1899) -Italian ballerina -Leading role in Giselle -Combined techniques of Taglioni & Elssler -Known for strength & lightness
Apollo - 1928
Carlotta Grisi
Lindy Hop
Katherine Dunham
29. 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
Tap Dance
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Nicholas Brothers
Anton Dolin
30. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
Aureole - 1962
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Robert Ellis Dunn
Four Temperaments - 1946
31. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.
Lindy Hop
Jeux - 1913
Political Asylum
Eleo Pomare
32. An African American section of New York City. Many A/A writers and artists gathered in Harlem
The Dying Swan - 1905
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Harlem
Leon Bakst
33. Opened in 1948 - artistic director Balanchines. Distinguished choreographers: Tudor - Frederick Ashton - Robbins...Permanent home New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
Swan Lake - 1895
New York City Ballet
Ruby Keeler
Anton Dolin
34. 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
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Percussive Movement
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
35. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Philip Taglioni
Massine
Nicholas Brothers
Rite of Spring - 1913
36. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Agon - 1957
Jockey Club
37. 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
Suzanne Linglor
Postmodern Dance
Denishawn
38. 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
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Mary Wigman
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
39. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids
Percussive Movement
Robert Joffrey
Tchaikovsky
Judson Church
40. 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
Cleopatre -1909
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Doris Humphrey
Margaret Sanger
41. In charge of new Paris Opera; under his direction - Paris Opera made a profit for the only time in its existence; slashed salaries of ballerinas to force them into mistresshood for fellow Jockey's
Shirley Temple
Harlem
Hip-hop
Dr. Louis Vernon
42. Means 'The Wedding' - arranged Russian Stravinsky wedding
Les Noces - 1923
Ballroom Dance
Lion King - 1998
Bill T. Jones
43. Nijinsky choreographed - means 'games' - about a trio (2 women - 1 man) - relief sexual tension through tennis
Fokine
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Rose Adagio
Jeux - 1913
44. 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
Loie Fuller
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Fokine
Parade - 1917
45. 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
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
American Ballet Theater
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Le Train Bleu - 1924
46. Choreography Deeply There
Postmodern Dance
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Joe Goode
Pilobolus
47. 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
Nicholas Brothers
Isadora Duncan
Three-Cornered Hat - 1919
Merce Cunningham
48. Ballet with music by Erik Satie and a one-act scenario by Jean Cocteau. The ballet was composed 1916-1917 for Serge Diaghilev's Ballets Russes. The ballet premiered on Friday - May 18th - 1917 at the Thaa
Divertissement
Parade - 1917
HIV+
Apollo - 1928
49. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Rite of Spring - 1913
Jitterbug
Deeply There - 1998
50. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon
Jean Coralli
Carlotta Grisi
Leon Bakst
George Balanchine