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Dance Famous People
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Writer of Giselle
Paul Taylor
George Balanchine
Arthur Mitchell
Theophile Gautier
2. Pioneer of modern dance in Germany
Bill T. Jones
Busby Berkeley
Mary Wigman
Rudolph Nureyev
3. Known for her 'Pagan' style of dance
Arthur Saint-Leon
Rudolph Nureyev
Fanny Elssler
Bill T. Jones
4. La Spectre de la Rose
Folkine - Nijinsky
Alwin Nikolais
Nijinsky
Marius Petipa
5. Died of AIDS -created his own company
Rudolph Nureyev
Robert Joffrey
Fokine
Rudolph Laban
6. Brought ballet to Paris
Ginger Rogers
Alwin Nikolais
Diaghilev
Leon Bakst
7. First male dancer to make an impression in U.S.
Nijinsky
Rudolph Nureyev
Busby Berkeley
Jean Baptiste Lande
8. Noted for his use of African elements
Arthur Saint-Leon
Nijinska
Mary Wigman
Alvin Ailey
9. First lady of modern dance
Alwin Nikolais
Charles Didelot
Arthur Saint-Leon
Ruth St. Denis
10. Petrouchka
August Bournonville
Nijinsky
Fokine
Dr. Louis Vernon
11. Played Swanilda in Coppelia
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Alvin Ailey
Ivanov
Garth Fagan
12. Directed the Paris Opera until he died from AIDS 1993
Rudolph Nureyev
Merce Cunningham
Twyla Tharp
Ruth St. Denis
13. REBELLED AGAINST IDEA THAT DANCE HAD TO HAVE MEANING
Fokine
Lucien Petipa
Merce Cunningham
Marie Taglioni
14. Still/Here
Jean Baptiste Lande
Bill T. Jones
Doris Humphrey
Diaghilev
15. Eccentric individualist/American choreographer -embraced experimental approaches such as silence
Doris Humphrey
Twyla Tharp
Bill T. Jones
Alwin Nikolais
16. Chance dance' - focusing on the dance itself and was not interested in telling a story (fliped a coin)
Busby Berkeley
Marius Petipa
Merce Cunningham
Milhaud
17. African American modern Dance choreographer
Bill T. Jones
George Balanchine
Robert Ellis Dunn
Fokine
18. AVANT GARDE -CHOREOGRAPHED AUREOLE
Nijinska
Diaghilev
Paul Taylor
Mary Wigman
19. Choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova
Fokine
Philip Taglioni
Anna Pavlova
August Bournonville
20. Father of classical ballet
Marius Petipa
Theophile Gautier
Hanya Holm
Twyla Tharp
21. Choreographed Lion King
Mary Wigman
Suzanne Linglor
Garth Fagan
Nijinska
22. Liked to use special effects (mirrors) and many dancers for complex kaleidoscope figures - created the 'dancing camera' effect and monorail
Fanny Elssler
Busby Berkeley
Arthur Mitchell
Jose Limon
23. Choreographed Deeply There in 1988 in response to the AIDS epidemic
Massine
Suzanne Linglor
Charles Weidman
Joe Goode
24. Modern dance company that started in 1971
Pilobolus
Fanny Elssler
Merce Cunningham
Mikhail Baryshnikov
25. Professional tennis player Who was known for using ballet skills on the court
Suzanne Linglor
Alvin Ailey
Rudolph Nureyev
Robert Ellis Dunn
26. Visual artist who did much of the scenery for Ballet Russe
Leon Bakst
Balanchine
Rudolph Nureyev
Milhaud
27. First black man (hired by Balanchine to perform at NYCB) to break race barrier
Arthur Mitchell
Robert Ellis Dunn
Charles Didelot
Balanchine
28. Launched careers of 5 great choreographers
Arthur Saint-Leon
Diaghilev
Bill T. Jones
Ginger Rogers
29. 1st Albrecht
Nijinska
Lucien Petipa
Arthur Mitchell
Diaghilev
30. EVERYDAY DANCE MOVES INSPIRED FROM REAL LIFE
Garth Fagan
Paul Taylor
Nijinsky
Ruth St. Denis
31. Founded American Dance Theater in New York City
Merce Cunningham
Marie Taglioni
Alvin Ailey
Marius Petipa
32. Listed as choreographer of Giselle because He was widely respected
Robert Joffrey
Leon Bakst
Marie Taglioni
Jean Coralli
33. Choreographed Parade & Three-Cornered Hat
Debussy
Massine
Lucien Petipa
Rudolph Nureyev
34. Invented the structure of the classic pas de deux
Massine
August Bournonville
Marius Petipa
Ruth St. Denis
35. Co-founder and balletmaster of New York City Ballet
Doris Humphrey
George Balanchine
Theophile Gautier
Rudolph Nureyev
36. African astheic choreography
Milhaud
Balanchine
Theophile Gautier
Merce Cunningham
37. Four Temperaments
Pilobolus
Fanny Elssler
Ruth St. Denis
Balanchine
38. Director/founder of Ballet Russe
Balanchine
Diaghilev
Anton Dolin
Bill T. Jones
39. Credited for innovation of expressionist dance
Hanya Holm
Diaghilev
Fokine
Mary Wigman
40. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
August Bournonville
Anna Pavlova
Pilobolus
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
41. One of the most prolific jazz composers of the 20th century
Milhaud
Merce Cunningham
Balanchine
Marie Taglioni
42. Musician who had an impact on Modern Dance -Created choreography at Merce Cunningham's Studio
Marius Petipa
Marie Taglioni
Ginger Rogers
Robert Ellis Dunn
43. Impressionist music
Marie Taglioni
Louis Horst
Debussy
Nijinska
44. Turned profits by slashing salaries of ballerinas so jockey club friends could have them as mistresses
Diaghilev
Dr. Louis Vernon
Nijinsky
Pilobolus
45. Choreographed 'Revelations'
Merce Cunningham
Paul Taylor
Arthur Saint-Leon
Alvin Ailey
46. Choreographed Giselle but not given credit
Leon Bakst
Nijinska
Marius Petipa
Jules Perrot
47. Acts of Light
Martha Graham
Leon Bakst
Doris Humphrey
Doris Humphrey
48. PRINCIPLE OF FALL AND RECOVERY - KINETIC PANTOMIME
Charles Weidman
Nijinska
Fokine
Arthur Saint-Leon
49. He was a 'quadruple threat' he created the choreography - the lighting - the costumes and the music all himself -Tensile Involvement
Massine
Debussy
Robert Joffrey
Alwin Nikolais
50. 1st principal dancer with Royal Ballet
Ruby Keeler
Robert Ellis Dunn
Anton Dolin
Lucien Petipa