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Dance Famous People
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1. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance
Louis Horst
Mary Wigman
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Merce Cunningham
2. First lady of modern dance
Nijinsky
Ruth St. Denis
Fanny Elssler
Nijinska
3. Composer for 'The Afternoon of a Faun'
Debussy
Marius Petipa
Arthur Saint-Leon
Marius Petipa
4. Considered the greatest male dancer of the romantic era
Jules Perrot
Dr. Louis Vernon
Mary Wigman
Anna Pavlova
5. Father of classical ballet
Louis Horst
Anna Pavlova
Merce Cunningham
Marius Petipa
6. Eccentric individualist/American choreographer -embraced experimental approaches such as silence
Marie Taglioni
Twyla Tharp
Rudolph Nureyev
Robert Joffrey
7. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Fred Astaire
Diaghilev
Leon Bakst
Balanchine
8. Combined spiritual with the theatrical
Fokine
Fokine
Ruth St. Denis
Lincoln Kirstein
9. Known for brilliant divertissments
Rudolph Nureyev
Rudolph Nureyev
Nijinsky
Arthur Saint-Leon
10. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
Milhaud
Diaghilev
Diaghilev
George Balanchine
11. Writer of Giselle
Merce Cunningham
Theophile Gautier
Alvin Ailey
Louis Horst
12. Defected from Russia to US -Greatest danseur of the 20th century.
Robert Ellis Dunn
Lucien Petipa
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Anton Dolin
13. Developed new ways to use light and movement in her choreography
Nijinska
Leon Bakst
Loie Fuller
Marius Petipa
14. Points in Space -Composer: John Cage(partner) -Taught by Martha Graham
Massine
Rudolph Nureyev
Merce Cunningham
Fokine
15. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME
Charles Didelot
Arthur Mitchell
Charles Weidman
Mikhail Baryshnikov
16. Choreographed Coppelia
Marius Petipa
Anton Dolin
Arthur Saint-Leon
Louis Horst
17. Still/Here
Fred Astaire
Bill T. Jones
Nijinsky
Philip Taglioni
18. Leading dancer/choreographer for Ballet Russe
Nijinska
Rudolph Laban
Balanchine
Jean Baptiste Lande
19. His theory of 'decentrailization' involved inhibiting the dancer with abstract props and costumes so that the dancer could discover themselves.
Jules Perrot
Marius Petipa
Alwin Nikolais
Theophile Gautier
20. 1st Albrecht
Theophile Gautier
Fred Astaire
Lucien Petipa
Nijinska
21. Designed costumes and set of Afternoon of a Faune
Balanchine
Pilobolus
Dr. Louis Vernon
Leon Bakst
22. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer
Martha Graham
Jose Limon
Marius Petipa
Pilobolus
23. Greatest contribution was his Kinetographic Laban (Labanotation) - a primary movement notation still used in dance today
Jules Perrot
Rudolph Laban
Alwin Nikolais
Robert Ellis Dunn
24. Wrote autobiography Confessions
Anton Dolin
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Bill T. Jones
Debussy
25. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
George Balanchine
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Jean Coralli
Suzanne Linglor
26. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Twyla Tharp
Arthur Mitchell
Balanchine
Leon Bakst
27. Noted for his use of African elements
Paul Taylor
Lucien Petipa
Alvin Ailey
Marius Petipa
28. Class grew into Judson's Church Group
Alwin Nikolais
Robert Ellis Dunn
Massine
Hanya Holm
29. Brought ballet to Paris
Fokine
Paul Taylor
Diaghilev
Bill T. Jones
30. One of the most prolific jazz composers of the 20th century
Pilobolus
Alvin Ailey
Leon Bakst
Milhaud
31. Known for two ballet styles of Symphonic ballet: comedic and satirical
Nijinska
Suzanne Linglor
Massine
Balanchine
32. Known for her 'Pagan' style of dance
Fanny Elssler
Anton Dolin
Merce Cunningham
Fred Astaire
33. Liked to use special effects (mirrors) and many dancers for complex kaleidoscope figures - created the 'dancing camera' effect and monorail
Rudolph Nureyev
Massine
Busby Berkeley
Paul Taylor
34. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Alwin Nikolais
Anton Dolin
Balanchine
Theophile Gautier
35. Pelvic contraction and release
Diaghilev
Louis Horst
Busby Berkeley
Mikhail Baryshnikov
36. Apollo - 1928
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Louis Horst
Martha Graham
Balanchine
37. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Balanchine
Mary Wigman
Mary Wigman
Louis Horst
38. Choreographed La Sylphide
Mary Wigman
Philip Taglioni
Diaghilev
Robert Joffrey
39. Wrote against male dancers
Fokine
Leon Bakst
Nijinsky
Theophile Gautier
40. D Man in the Water
Leon Bakst
Louis Horst
Nijinsky
Bill T. Jones
41. Introduced flying wires - raised the standard of pointe work
Charles Didelot
Nijinska
Robert Joffrey
Hanya Holm
42. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Robert Ellis Dunn
Fokine
Dr. Louis Vernon
Jose Limon
43. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers
Diaghilev
Merce Cunningham
Jules Perrot
Balanchine
44. African astheic choreography
Hanya Holm
Nijinsky
Balanchine
Leon Bakst
45. Founded American Dance Theater in New York City
Alvin Ailey
Robert Ellis Dunn
Nijinsky
Jules Perrot
46. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Joe Goode
Fokine
Merce Cunningham
Hanya Holm
47. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Massine
Pilobolus
Marie Taglioni
48. Impressionist music
Debussy
Paul Taylor
Jose Limon
August Bournonville
49. AVANT GARDE -CHOREOGRAPHED AUREOLE
Ivanov
Paul Taylor
Robert Ellis Dunn
Joe Goode
50. Acts of Light
Rudolph Nureyev
Martha Graham
Ruth St. Denis
Balanchine