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Dance History
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1. Started in NYC by Robert Joffrey - small company - repertoire was eclectic and contemporary - reconstructed works from Diaghilev's Ballets Russes - Financially weak - often folded - moved to LA then chicago
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Petipa Styles of Movement
Romantic Era
Joffrey Ballet
2. Student of Mary Wigman. Opened a Wigman school in NYC in 1931 - brought German modern to U.S. but Americanized her technique. Choreographed Broadway musicals- 'Kiss Me Kate' based on Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew
Prince of Wales
Hanya Holm
Deeply There - 1998
Jitterbug
3. 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
HIV+
Savoy Ballroom
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Isadora Duncan
4. The revolution that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas I in 1917. Later established the Bolshevik government under Vladimir Lenin.
Pilobolus
Still/Here - 1994
Russian Revolution
Divertissement
5. Embraces conflict - polyrhythmic - pelvis off centered - high affect juxtaposition (intenseness of feeling) - ephebism (power - vitality) - cool (intensity) - improvisation
Africanist Aesthetic
Agon - 1957
Jockey Club
Tsar
6. 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
George Balanchine
Coca Chanel
Parade - 1917
Romantic Era
7. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops
Hip-hop
Buddy Dean Show
Bill T. Jones
Coca Chanel
8. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17
Isadora Duncan
Nijinsky
Jules Perrot
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
9. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action
Eleo Pomare
Busby Berkeley
Swan Lake - 1895
The Nutcracker - 1892
10. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Rudolph Laban
Bill T. Jones
Denishawn
11. A diversion or amusement; a short ballet or other entertainment performed between the acts of a play
Anna Pavlova
Denishawn
Prince of Wales
Divertissement
12. (1819-1899) -Italian ballerina -Leading role in Giselle -Combined techniques of Taglioni & Elssler -Known for strength & lightness
Tensile Involvement - 1953
Ted Shawn
Lincoln Kirstein
Carlotta Grisi
13. Choreographed by Paul Taylor; Modern dance work in one act with choreography by Taylor - music by Handel - and lighting by T. Skelton. Premiered 4 Aug. 1962 at Connecticut College - New London - by the Paul Taylor Dance Company with Taylor - Elizabet
John Cage
Aureole - 1962
Duet - 1957
Charles Didelot
14. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Imperial Russian Ballet
Postmodern Dance
Eleo Pomare
15. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns
Ulysses Dove
Robert le Diable
Rose Adagio
Petipa Styles of Movement
16. Predominately black - but whites attended - social dances were done - had to change the floor every three years because of the intense dancing - many whites went to go watch Black People Dance
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Savoy Ballroom
Jose Limon
17. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Ballroom Dance
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Diaghilev
Industrial Revolution
18. Star male dancer of Ballets Russes; became chief choreographer for one year - 1913 - Afternoon of a Faun - Rite of Spring - and Jeux. Rite caused a riot
Nijinsky
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Ulysses Dove
19. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers
Ballroom Dance
August Bournonville
Africanist Aesthetic
Pilobolus
20. Born in NY - raised in Boston - first exposure to dance in 1920 - witness Diaghilev funeral - worked with Balanchine - established NYC ballet - passion for Japenese culture
Lincoln Kirstein
Cleopatre -1909
Arthur Mitchell
Alvin Ailey
21. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
Divertissement
Joffrey Ballet
19th Amendment
Charles Weidman
22. Inspired by afro-carribean movement and anthropolgy - dancer - choreographer - anthropologist - teacher - and writer; founded Ballet Negro; 20th century
Katherine Dunham
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Cleopatre -1909
Dance Theater of Harlem
23. One of the artistic giants of the twentieth century. Helped found the Cubist and Abstract movements. During his life - 1881-1973 - he worked in various media and is noted for scores of important works. His painting Guernica is one of the most powerfu
Joffrey Ballet
Jean Coralli
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Pablo Picasso
24. Designer. Influenced by Greek and Asian art. Costumes and sets full of bold colors. Decorative motifs that employed perspective painting. Successful with ballet. 'sophisticated eclecticism'. Teacher.
Swan Lake - 1895
Leon Bakst
Doris Humphrey
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
25. 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
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Tsar
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Nijinska
26. Famous tennis player who took ballet (lover in Le Train Bleu)
Savoy Ballroom
Joe Goode
The Nutcracker - 1892
Suzanne Linglor
27. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz
Swan Lake - 1895
Franco-Prussian War
Milhaud
Garth Fagan
28. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)
Coca Chanel
Eleo Pomare
Ballet Russes
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
29. 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)
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Foyer de la Danse
Giselle - 1841
Talley Beatty
30. Hungarian choreographer who developed Labanotation (1879-1958); Established the Choreographic Institute in Zurich - Founded branches across Europe - Kinetographie Laban=labanotation - primary movement - notation stilled used today in dance - Conte
Imperial Russian Ballet
Ivanov
Rudolph Laban
Stravinsky
31. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty
Paul Taylor
Stravinsky
Jockey Club
Tchaikovsky
32. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -
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33. (1822-1910) created the first ballet that would later be classified as classical ballet. He also held the position of Ballet Master in Chief to the Imperial Tsar in 1869. created Don Quixote and La Bayadere and many other works. Though he did not cho
Avant-Garde
Marius Petipa
Tap Dance
New York City Ballet
34. An African American section of New York City. Many A/A writers and artists gathered in Harlem
Nijinska
Harlem
Nicholas Brothers
HIV+
35. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Massine
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
36. Ballet premeried in 1870 - comic variation of La Sylphide and Giselle. Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Laon
Grand Pas de Deux
Coppelia
Petrouchka - 1911
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
37. Different names but same theater under different political influences
Nicholas Brothers
Swan Lake - 1895
Petrouchka - 1911
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
38. Russian dancer and choreographer; considered one of greatest male ballet dancers; became artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
Mikhail Baryshnikov
19th Amendment
Scheherezade
Ronald Brown
39. Reform Russian Ballet - choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova (2 minutes long) - accused of being influenced by Isadora Duncan - teacher & choreographer rather than a refined dancer
Fokine
Jose Limon
Rite of Spring - 1913
Jules Perrot
40. Means 'The Wedding' - arranged Russian Stravinsky wedding
Jean Baptiste Lande
Les Noces - 1923
Grand Pas de Deux
Petrouchka - 1911
41. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler
Middle Class
Joffrey Ballet
Tsar
Cachucha
42. 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
Eleo Pomare
Tap Dance
Four Temperaments - 1946
American Ballet Theater
43. 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.
Jockey Club
Schizophrenia
Duet - 1957
Bill T. Jones
44. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959
Fokine
Martha Graham
The Art of Making Dances
John Cage
45. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
Fokine
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Rite of Spring - 1913
Giselle - 1841
46. Work written at a time when one of Jones' company dancers - Demian Acquavella - nicknamed D-Man - was suffering from AIDS; a celebratory - affectionate work about the company defiantly remaining joyful - loving - productive - and cohesive in the face
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
D-Man in the Water - 1989
Giselle - 1841
Industrial Revolution
47. 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
Donald McKayle
Rose Adagio
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
Charles Weidman
48. (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
Daughter of the Pharaoh
The Dying Swan - 1905
Pablo Picasso
49. 1896-1976 - American - Choreographer - Developed 1930's film fantasy with his daredevil and genius dance design - developed the stage style musical film into a more involved multi-shot fantasy film style with overhead shots - use of tiered set desig
Philip Taglioni
Eleo Pomare
Lincoln Kirstein
Busby Berkeley
50. Famous ballerina who formed her own company and toured 1910 - famous for portraying birds - insects - and plants - brought ballet (aristocratic art) to the common person (high schools - etc.)
Anna Pavlova
Apollo - 1928
Fanny Elssler
Twyla Tharp