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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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






2. Pilobolus - human jousting horses






3. Works to question the complexities of real life






4. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts






5. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring






6. Choreography is famous for its speed - force and eroticism; died of AIDS at the age of 49






7. Danced in - - raw emotion - stark - harsh - disturbing - medieval themes - dance with masks - really started working with time - space - and energy - taught Hanya Holm






8. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer






9. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime






10. HIV - choreographed Still Here - organized survivor workshops






11. Nijinsky's sister - choreographer - dancer - became leading dancer and choreographer in diaghliev's company






12. Broadway production choreographed by Garth Fagan; eventually turned into an award winning family film






13. Actress - singer and tap dancer successful in early musicals...... '42nd Street'






14. Waddling on their heels - legs straight - tap dance transition step - dances are about weight and being grounded - not defying gravity - jumps are about coming down - rather than going up - connection of Africanist dance & American modern dance






15. 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






16. American leader of the movement to legalize birth control during the early 1900's. As a nurse in the poor sections of New York City - she had seen the suffering caused by unwanted pregnancy. Founded the first birth control clinic in the U.S. and the






17. United States dancer and choreographer (born in Russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983); Apollo and Agon






18. Sharp powerful movement; angle






19. 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






20. French composer; uses harmony to reinforce stasis; Prelude to Afternoon of a Fawn (half man - half goat - simulated masturbation); concert work that became a ballet






21. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






22. Called the most poetical of ballets of the 20th century. Premiered during first ballet russes season (1909)






23. Nijinsky choreographed - means 'games' - about a trio (2 women - 1 man) - relief sexual tension through tennis






24. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49






25. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance






26. 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






27. 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






28. Teacher in Merce's studio Who is remembered for creating a competitive environment filled w/ experimentation for new dance styles






29. In Moscow - very flamboyant & expressive (opposite of Kirov Theater)






30. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf






31. 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.






32. This is a dynamic way to use the space of the dance floor to a fuller extent






33. The transformation from an agricultural to an industrial nation; industrialization allowed for stable incomes and allowed for centralized support of art in cities






34. Radically new or original






35. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.






36. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a woman who comes home from a ball and puts a rose on a table - falls asleep and dances with the spirit of the rose - the rose jumps out the window; most famous jump in dance history






37. Gentlemen's club which indulged in fencing - horses - and mistresses; often took ballerinas with low incomes as mistresses






38. Music by Stravinsky - ancient Greek contest debate between forces.






39. Was listed as the choreographer because He was widely respected - was known Perrot (more gifted) was collaborating with him; Choreographed the corps for Giselle






40. By Martha Graham - focuses on technique - used technique as her own language - inspired by when she moved to Santa Barbara as a child - choneo - straight out of technique class - running on the cliffs of Santa Barbara and the development of her techn






41. Ballet premeried in 1870 - comic variation of La Sylphide and Giselle. Choreographed by Arthur Saint-Laon






42. A Colombian-American modern dance choreographer known for his politically-charged productions depicting the black experience - notable productions include Missa Luba in 1965 - Blues for the Jungle in 1966 (portraying life in Harlem) - Las Desenamorad






43. A pioneer of modern dance - established importance of the male dancer - created masculine movement style - founded own company in 1947; died of prostate cancer






44. About 1815 to 1848 - reaction against rationalism of Enlightenment - YOUR interpretations - religious nature - UNIQUE individual






45. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz






46. African American social dance in the 1920s; spurred the Jitter Bug






47. Choreographed 'Lion King'; worked with untrained dancers and combined AFrican and Caribbean with ballet and modern






48. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.






49. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.






50. Choreographed by Fokine - star was Pavlova - composer was Camille Saint Saenz - two minutes long