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Dance Famous People
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1. Writer of Giselle
Debussy
Ruth St. Denis
Theophile Gautier
Bill T. Jones
2. Teaches people can do whatever they want choreographically as long as you explain your proces
Robert Ellis Dunn
Louis Horst
Jean Baptiste Lande
Nijinska
3. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Leon Bakst
Rudolph Nureyev
Mary Wigman
Alvin Ailey
4. Choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutracker & Swan Lake
Fokine
Nijinska
Diaghilev
Ivanov
5. Shortened skirt to show off pointe work - starred in La Sylphide
Merce Cunningham
Marie Taglioni
Diaghilev
Debussy
6. Brought ballet to the common person
Ginger Rogers
Anna Pavlova
Twyla Tharp
Charles Didelot
7. Agon - 1957
Balanchine
Charles Didelot
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Hanya Holm
8. Pioneer of modern dance in Germany
Alvin Ailey
Bill T. Jones
Mary Wigman
Marie Taglioni
9. Founded American Dance Theater in New York City
Arthur Mitchell
Alvin Ailey
Mary Wigman
Doris Humphrey
10. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Rudolph Laban
Fred Astaire
Anton Dolin
Jules Perrot
11. Combined spiritual with the theatrical
Ruth St. Denis
Doris Humphrey
Marius Petipa
Ruby Keeler
12. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Dr. Louis Vernon
Arthur Saint-Leon
Nijinska
Milhaud
13. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
George Balanchine
Jose Limon
Theophile Gautier
Fokine
14. The art of making dances - 1959
Bill T. Jones
Twyla Tharp
Balanchine
Doris Humphrey
15. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Alwin Nikolais
Joe Goode
Diaghilev
Twyla Tharp
16. First female ballet choreographer of the 20th century
Nijinska
Merce Cunningham
Margaret Sanger
Busby Berkeley
17. Choreographed Jeux
Marius Petipa
Merce Cunningham
Balanchine
Nijinsky
18. First lady of modern dance
Joe Goode
Fanny Elssler
Merce Cunningham
Ruth St. Denis
19. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Doris Humphrey
Busby Berkeley
Fokine
Ginger Rogers
20. Choregraphed (the sleeping beauty and nutcracker - swan lake)
Ivanov
Ruth St. Denis
Massine
Marius Petipa
21. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Fanny Elssler
Merce Cunningham
Folkine - Nijinsky
Ruby Keeler
22. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Alvin Ailey
Massine
Bill T. Jones
23. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Busby Berkeley
George Balanchine
Margaret Sanger
Suzanne Linglor
24. Director of St. Petersburg Ballet School in 1738
Jean Baptiste Lande
Doris Humphrey
Arthur Mitchell
Bill T. Jones
25. Choreographed La Sylphide
Louis Horst
Martha Graham
Arthur Mitchell
Philip Taglioni
26. Starred in Prince of Whales
Dr. Louis Vernon
Anton Dolin
Busby Berkeley
Marius Petipa
27. Brought ballet to Paris
Margaret Sanger
Diaghilev
Jose Limon
Joe Goode
28. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Diaghilev
Theophile Gautier
Marius Petipa
Robert Ellis Dunn
29. First black man (hired by Balanchine to perform at NYCB) to break race barrier
Arthur Mitchell
Fokine
Charles Didelot
Jean Coralli
30. Impressionist music
Fokine
Ivanov
Charles Weidman
Debussy
31. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME
Charles Weidman
Marie Taglioni
Milhaud
Arthur Mitchell
32. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Jules Perrot
Marius Petipa
Doris Humphrey
Twyla Tharp
33. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa
Merce Cunningham
Ivanov
Ginger Rogers
Arthur Saint-Leon
34. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Robert Ellis Dunn
Balanchine
Massine
Dr. Louis Vernon
35. African American modern Dance choreographer
Nijinsky
Bill T. Jones
Charles Didelot
Ruth St. Denis
36. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Ruth St. Denis
Jean Coralli
Leon Bakst
Hanya Holm
37. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Pilobolus
Anton Dolin
Alvin Ailey
Balanchine
38. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Anton Dolin
Doris Humphrey
August Bournonville
Alwin Nikolais
39. AVANT GARDE -CHOREOGRAPHED AUREOLE
Paul Taylor
Balanchine
August Bournonville
Nijinsky
40. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Pilobolus
Milhaud
Arthur Mitchell
Massine
41. Horeography didn't necessarily go with music - simply occupied at the same place and time -
Charles Weidman
Merce Cunningham
Balanchine
Theophile Gautier
42. Performed Monkshood Farewell
Pilobolus
Paul Taylor
Jose Limon
Milhaud
43. La Spectre de la Rose
Folkine - Nijinsky
Charles Weidman
Martha Graham
Marius Petipa
44. REBELLED AGAINST IDEA THAT DANCE HAD TO HAVE MEANING
Robert Ellis Dunn
Nijinska
Merce Cunningham
Paul Taylor
45. Danced in Berkeley's movies - First movie dancing star of 1930's 42nd street led to her success
Ruby Keeler
Theophile Gautier
Robert Ellis Dunn
Robert Ellis Dunn
46. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'
Marius Petipa
Rudolph Nureyev
Debussy
Diaghilev
47. His theory of 'decentrailization' involved inhibiting the dancer with abstract props and costumes so that the dancer could discover themselves.
Alwin Nikolais
Ruth St. Denis
George Balanchine
Marius Petipa
48. African astheic choreography
Hanya Holm
Fanny Elssler
Arthur Saint-Leon
Balanchine
49. Pelvic contraction and release
Ruth St. Denis
Louis Horst
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Ginger Rogers
50. Apollo - 1928
Alvin Ailey
Merce Cunningham
Balanchine
Rudolph Laban