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Dance Famous People
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1. Dancing couple that portrayed the American Depression Modern Style
Rudolph Nureyev
Balanchine
Fred Astaire
Robert Ellis Dunn
2. Father of classical ballet
Mary Wigman
Milhaud
Marius Petipa
Bill T. Jones
3. Choreographed Coppelia
Milhaud
Arthur Saint-Leon
Hanya Holm
Fanny Elssler
4. Founded American Dance Theater in New York City
Rudolph Nureyev
Robert Ellis Dunn
Alvin Ailey
Arthur Saint-Leon
5. Performed Monkshood Farewell
Pilobolus
Paul Taylor
Doris Humphrey
Nijinsky
6. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Mary Wigman
Pilobolus
Suzanne Linglor
Balanchine
7. Brought ballet to the common person
Mary Wigman
Bill T. Jones
Anna Pavlova
Marius Petipa
8. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer
Jose Limon
Nijinska
Paul Taylor
Paul Taylor
9. 1st Albrecht
Jules Perrot
Lucien Petipa
Balanchine
Leon Bakst
10. Apollo - 1928
Mary Wigman
Busby Berkeley
Balanchine
Mary Wigman
11. Starred in Prince of Whales
Garth Fagan
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Anton Dolin
Mary Wigman
12. Known for her 'Pagan' style of dance
Fanny Elssler
Alwin Nikolais
Jules Perrot
Jose Limon
13. Defected from Russia and asked for political asylum in Paris
Busby Berkeley
Massine
Rudolph Nureyev
Twyla Tharp
14. Listed as choreographer of Giselle because He was widely respected
Bill T. Jones
Jules Perrot
Paul Taylor
Jean Coralli
15. His theory of 'decentrailization' involved inhibiting the dancer with abstract props and costumes so that the dancer could discover themselves.
Loie Fuller
Alwin Nikolais
Alvin Ailey
Fokine
16. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Theophile Gautier
Nijinska
Charles Didelot
Anton Dolin
17. Eccentric individualist/American choreographer -embraced experimental approaches such as silence
Twyla Tharp
Busby Berkeley
Lucien Petipa
Pilobolus
18. Shortened skirt to show off pointe work - starred in La Sylphide
Marius Petipa
Marie Taglioni
Garth Fagan
Balanchine
19. Wrote autobiography Confessions
Charles Didelot
Hanya Holm
Merce Cunningham
Jean Jacques Rousseau
20. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Robert Ellis Dunn
Folkine - Nijinsky
Ivanov
Mikhail Baryshnikov
21. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Arthur Mitchell
Theophile Gautier
Leon Bakst
Robert Ellis Dunn
22. Brought ballet to Paris
Milhaud
Jules Perrot
Marie Taglioni
Diaghilev
23. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Busby Berkeley
Folkine - Nijinsky
Robert Ellis Dunn
Jules Perrot
24. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Bill T. Jones
Hanya Holm
Busby Berkeley
Jules Perrot
25. African astheic choreography
Arthur Mitchell
Milhaud
Dr. Louis Vernon
Balanchine
26. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.
Merce Cunningham
Philip Taglioni
Charles Didelot
Rudolph Nureyev
27. Becomes chief ballet master after Petipa
Ivanov
Fokine
Jose Limon
Diaghilev
28. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'
Debussy
Busby Berkeley
Theophile Gautier
Dr. Louis Vernon
29. He was a 'quadruple threat' he created the choreography - the lighting - the costumes and the music all himself -Tensile Involvement
Fanny Elssler
Martha Graham
Ruth St. Denis
Alwin Nikolais
30. Pioneer of modern dance in Germany
Rudolph Laban
Mary Wigman
Loie Fuller
Leon Bakst
31. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Busby Berkeley
Alvin Ailey
Martha Graham
Leon Bakst
32. Rite of Spring
Nijinsky
Leon Bakst
Pilobolus
Jean Baptiste Lande
33. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Nijinsky
August Bournonville
Bill T. Jones
Jules Perrot
34. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Milhaud
Pilobolus
August Bournonville
Martha Graham
35. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Merce Cunningham
Martha Graham
Nijinska
Twyla Tharp
36. The art of making dances - 1959
Robert Ellis Dunn
Nijinsky
Alwin Nikolais
Doris Humphrey
37. First black man (hired by Balanchine to perform at NYCB) to break race barrier
Paul Taylor
Rudolph Nureyev
Hanya Holm
Arthur Mitchell
38. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Mary Wigman
Jose Limon
Ginger Rogers
Massine
39. Fall and recovery' technique-dancers learned to be proficient in balancing and ceding to the pull of gravity.
Ruth St. Denis
Massine
Louis Horst
Doris Humphrey
40. Greatest contribution was his Kinetographic Laban (Labanotation) - a primary movement notation still used in dance today
Merce Cunningham
Rudolph Laban
Nijinska
Nijinska
41. Financed Balanchine to come to US - helped found New York City Ballet - served as general director
Ruth St. Denis
Marie Taglioni
Lincoln Kirstein
Busby Berkeley
42. Died of AIDS -created his own company
Alvin Ailey
Pilobolus
Robert Joffrey
Robert Ellis Dunn
43. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German dance to U.S. but Americanized her technique.
Hanya Holm
Ginger Rogers
Bill T. Jones
Martha Graham
44. Played Swanilda in Coppelia
Louis Horst
Jules Perrot
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Marius Petipa
45. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance
Mary Wigman
Balanchine
Theophile Gautier
Theophile Gautier
46. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Marius Petipa
Diaghilev
Bill T. Jones
Joe Goode
47. AVANT GARDE -CHOREOGRAPHED AUREOLE
Fokine
Mary Wigman
Paul Taylor
Charles Didelot
48. Danced in Berkeley's movies - First movie dancing star of 1930's 42nd street led to her success
Balanchine
Jean Coralli
Diaghilev
Ruby Keeler
49. Choreographed La Sylphide
Philip Taglioni
Leon Bakst
Anton Dolin
Milhaud
50. D Man in the Water
Doris Humphrey
Rudolph Nureyev
Arthur Saint-Leon
Bill T. Jones