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Dance History
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1. Embraces conflict - polyrhythmic - pelvis off centered - high affect juxtaposition (intenseness of feeling) - ephebism (power - vitality) - cool (intensity) - improvisation
Robert le Diable
Joe Goode
Africanist Aesthetic
Petipa Styles of Movement
2. Ballet premeried in 1870 - comic variation of La Sylphide and Giselle. Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Laon
Ivanov
Hanya Holm
Schizophrenia
Coppelia
3. Means 'The Wedding' - arranged Russian Stravinsky wedding
Twyla Tharp
Les Noces - 1923
Giselle - 1841
Middle Class
4. A ballet company established in 1909 by the Russian impresario Serge Diaghilev. It created a sensation in Western Europe because of the great vitality of Russian ballet compared to French dance. The Ballets Russes became one of the most influential b
Ballet Russes
Agon - 1957
Twyla Tharp
Parade - 1917
5. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact; Nijinsky had this illness
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
Schizophrenia
Franco-Prussian War
Prince of Wales
6. 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
Ballroom Dance
Fokine
Nijinsky
Hanya Holm
7. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17
Garth Fagan
Philip Taglioni
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
8. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Ivanov
Mary Wigman
John Cage
9. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom
Judson Church
Debussy
Mary Wigman
Ballroom Dance
10. About 1815 to 1848 - reaction against rationalism of Enlightenment - YOUR interpretations - religious nature - UNIQUE individual
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Theophile Gautier
Robert Ellis Dunn
Romantic Era
11. 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
Parade - 1917
Aureole - 1962
Gas-lighting and curtain
Isadora Duncan
12. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company
Leon Bakst
Nijinska
Jeux - 1913
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
13. Different names but same theater under different political influences
Shirley Temple
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Jean Coralli
14. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities
Joe Goode
Industrial Revolution
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Fanny Elssler
15. Contemporary of Duncan's. Design orientation. Known for manipulation of costumes that would make flowing patterns and dance was non-emotional. Also did light design.
Postmodern Dance
Loie Fuller
Alvin Ailey
Rudolph Nureyev
16. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle
Jockey Club
Gus Solomons Jr
Jules Perrot
Suzanne Linglor
17. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying
Suzanne Linglor
Still/Here - 1994
AIDS
Theophile Gautier
18. 1957 TV show (similar to the Corny Collins show from Hairspray) - Lindy Hop dance; segregated; eventually shut down due to refusal to fully integrate; presented black music and dance on TV
Petrouchka - 1911
Joffrey Ballet
Buddy Dean Show
Romantic Era
19. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf
Paul Taylor
Africanist Aesthetic
Prince of Wales
Theophile Gautier
20. Dance class at Dartmouth taught by Alison Chase - stunts - contortions - balance and leverage - men signed up for the class on a dare
Pilobolus
Tsar
Eleo Pomare
Avant-Garde
21. 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)
Garth Fagan
Giselle - 1841
Le Train Bleu - 1924
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
22. Arthur Mitchell founder and artistic director -1st black dancer to break color barrier for classical ballet -America's 1st outstanding ballet company of black dancers -started school with Karel Shook -shaped by Balanchine -Dancers known for warmth an
Dance Theater of Harlem
Lincoln Kirstein
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Agon - 1957
23. 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
La Sylphide - 1832
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Savoy Ballroom
Mikhail Baryshnikov
24. Choreography is famous for its speed - force and eroticism; died of AIDS at the age of 49
John Cage
Talley Beatty
Ulysses Dove
Tap Dance
25. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -
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26. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer
Shirley Temple
Marius Petipa
Petrouchka - 1911
George Balanchine
27. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing
Katherine Dunham
Philip Taglioni
Rite of Spring - 1913
Joe Goode
28. Choreography Deeply There
Rudolph Laban
Talley Beatty
La Sylphide - 1832
Joe Goode
29. Concerts organized by Dunn continued here until 1968; concert in 1962 considered to have begun the postmodernist movement
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
Judson Church
Rudolph Nureyev
Parade - 1917
30. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns
Loie Fuller
Denishawn
Robert le Diable
AIDS
31. Russian dancer and choreographer; considered one of greatest male ballet dancers; became artistic director of American Ballet Theatre
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Eleo Pomare
Fokine's 5 Major Principles
Mikhail Baryshnikov
32. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance
Busby Berkeley
Charles Weidman
Martha Graham
Ted Shawn
33. 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
Duet - 1957
Dance Theater of Harlem
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Tsar
34. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.
Jockey Club
Ballroom Dance
Political Asylum
Ted Shawn
35. In charge of new Paris Opera; under his direction - Paris Opera made a profit for the only time in its existence; slashed salaries of ballerinas to force them into mistresshood for fellow Jockey's
Margaret Sanger
Dr. Louis Vernon
The Art of Making Dances
Stravinsky
36. Confirmed that Balanchine was an experimentalist - Africanist principles in his rhythmic scores - turns not resolved as in ballet - they just stop - take 'one' counts rather than 'and' counts
Apollo - 1928
Suzanne Linglor
Louis Horst
Ivanov
37. Child actress could dance and sing very well - was able to keep up with Bill Robinson in tap dancing - was seen as the hope during the Great Depression.
Tchaikovsky
August Bournonville
Hanya Holm
Shirley Temple
38. 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
Petrouchka - 1911
Coca Chanel
Scheherezade
Busby Berkeley
39. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty
Ruth St. Denis
Fall and Recovery
Tchaikovsky
Alvin Ailey
40. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money
Cachucha
Leon Bakst
Russian Revolution
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
41. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer - created masculine movement style - founded own company in 1947; died of prostate cancer
Scheherezade
Jose Limon
August Bournonville
Marius Petipa
42. Wrote Discourse on the Origins of the Inequality of Mankind; wrote The Social Contract; wrote Confessions; believed that emotions as well as reason were important to human development but sent his own children to orphanages
Aureole - 1962
Donald McKayle
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Debussy
43. Taglioni's rival -Her dancing was 'warm and passionate' -Dance was earthy - temperamental - fiery - vuluptuous -Labeled Pagan -Danced folk dances - most famous was Cachucha - Spanish using castanet - twists and turns; Known for her flair and theatric
Merce Cunningham
Harlem
Lindy Hop
Fanny Elssler
44. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death
Leon Bakst
Imperial Russian Ballet
Percussive Movement
Rite of Spring - 1913
45. Opened in 1948 - artistic director Balanchines. Distinguished choreographers: Tudor - Frederick Ashton - Robbins...Permanent home New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
George Balanchine
New York City Ballet
Nijinska
HIV+
46. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi
Tchaikovsky
Rudolph Nureyev
Talley Beatty
Theophile Gautier
47. French for 'big dance for two' - Entrae - Adagio duet - Male solo - Female solo - Coda - plot structure of Petipa
Jean Baptiste Lande
Ballet Russes
Grand Pas de Deux
HIV+
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
Robert le Diable
Gus Solomons Jr
Alvin Ailey
Tap Dance
49. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)
Coca Chanel
Foyer de la Danse
Arthur Saint Leon
Twyla Tharp
50. Comedy - has sport movements - about a train taken to the beach where a plane flies over - spoof about Frenchman who wants to be very shallow American
Africanist Aesthetic
Le Train Bleu - 1924
Margaret Sanger
Ted Shawn