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Dance History
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1. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did
Fanny Elssler
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Cleopatre -1909
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
2. 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
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Charles Weidman
Pablo Picasso
Massine
3. Most important figure in Russia in immediately pre-Romantic days. Did much to improve the repertory and teaching. 20 ballets - raised standards. Flying wires - pointe works.
Pelvic contraction and release
Suzanne Linglor
Jitterbug
Charles Didelot
4. End of ACT I - Aurora partnered with 4 different princes - en pointe a rose is exchanged. Difficult.
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Alvin Ailey
Rose Adagio
Jeux - 1913
5. 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
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Jitterbug
Pelvic contraction and release
6. Robert Joffrey - 59 - Alvin Ailey - 58 - Christopher Gillis - 42 - Rudolph Nureyev - 54 - Ulysses Dove - 49
Choreographers who died of AIDS
The Nutcracker - 1892
The Art of Making Dances
Doris Humphrey
7. Wrote 'The Art of Making Dances' in 1931 - Fall and Recovery - inspired by Bach and used his work in many piece - choreographed pieces without music - Passacaglia and fugue in C minor (showed fall and recovery)
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Doris Humphrey
Theophile Gautier
Black Swan Pas de Deux
8. 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
Debussy
Deeply There - 1998
Charles Weidman
Charles Didelot
9. Ballet by Michel Folkine; 1910; based on '1001 nights'
Talley Beatty
Savoy Ballroom
Political Asylum
Scheherezade
10. Studio behind the stage at the Paris Opera which is now used as a rehearsal stage and a reception venue but which was notorious in the 19th century (during the reign of Dr Varon) as the salon where members of the Jockey Club could meet dancers.
Still/Here - 1994
Donald McKayle
Foyer de la Danse
Ivanov
11. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids
Isadora Duncan
Robert Joffrey
Hanya Holm
Agon - 1957
12. Concerts organized by Dunn continued here until 1968; concert in 1962 considered to have begun the postmodernist movement
Judson Church
Debussy
Postmodern Dance
La Sylphide - 1832
13. Choreography Deeply There
Joe Goode
Dance Theater of Harlem
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
14. Opera created that incorporated a ballet in the 3rd act called ballet of the nuns
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Robert le Diable
Donald McKayle
Anna Pavlova
15. 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
Giselle - 1841
Pilobolus
Rudolph Laban
Arthur Saint Leon
16. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance
Jockey Club
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Diaghilev
Theophile Gautier
17. Dancer - choreographer - teacher - born 1930 in NY - began dancing senior year of HS - scholarship to New Dance group. studied with Primus. Professional debut in 1948 - choreographed 1st pieces with group when 18 - 1951 founded contemporary dance gro
Donald McKayle
Eleo Pomare
Scheherezade
D-Man in the Water - 1989
18. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing
Philip Taglioni
Coppelia
Theophile Gautier
Pilobolus
19. Martha Graham explored use of breath to contract & releases the muscles of the pelvis to create a powerful - grounded - percussive - angular dance
Coppelia
Swan Lake - 1895
Rite of Spring - 1913
Pelvic contraction and release
20. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France
George Balanchine
Imperial Russian Ballet
Coppelia
The Nutcracker - 1892
21. 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.
Bill T. Jones
Shirley Temple
August Bournonville
Pelvic contraction and release
22. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Stravinsky
Scheherezade
Ruby Keeler
23. Classical - Character - Demi-Character - Mime
Industrial Revolution
Coppelia
Petipa Styles of Movement
Jitterbug
24. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle
Jules Perrot
Still/Here - 1994
Les Sylphides
Cleopatre -1909
25. 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
Louis Horst
Harlem
Garth Fagan
Schizophrenia
26. Founded the Gus Solomons Company/Dance - whose repertoire consisted of detailed and analytical compositions that were conceived as 'melted architecture' - drawing from experience as an architecture student at MIT
Gus Solomons Jr
Mary Wigman
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Busby Berkeley
27. Nijinsky choreographed - means 'games' - about a trio (2 women - 1 man) - relief sexual tension through tennis
Gas-lighting and curtain
Carlotta Grisi
Jeux - 1913
American Ballet Theater
28. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Tap Dance
Robert Joffrey
Arthur Mitchell
29. 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
Robert Joffrey
19th Amendment
Percussive Movement
Lincoln Kirstein
30. 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
Fanny Elssler
Tap Dance
Talley Beatty
Robert Ellis Dunn
31. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)
Coca Chanel
Donald McKayle
Diaghilev
Acts of Light - 1981
32. 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
Louis Horst
Philip Taglioni
Alwin Nikolais
Ballet Russes
33. Pilobolus - human jousting horses
Monkshood Farewell - 1974
Loie Fuller
Rite of Spring - 1913
Ballroom Dance
34. Most eligible bachelor - do a wiggle before putting in golf
Giselle - 1841
Prince of Wales
Debussy
Agon - 1957
35. In 1989 - became the first African American to lead a major national political party when He was elected chairman of the Democratic Party.
American Ballet Theater
Ballet Russes
Africanist Aesthetic
Ronald Brown
36. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.
Donald McKayle
Louis Horst
Massine
Bill T. Jones
37. Choreographed by Filippino Taglioni and performed by one of the greatest ballerinas of the 19th century Marie Taglioni. One of the most famous Romantic Ballets. - First true romantic ballet
La Sylphide - 1832
Talley Beatty
Milhaud
Petipa Styles of Movement
38. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance
Deeply There - 1998
Petipa Styles of Movement
Ballet Russes
Charles Weidman
39. Different names but same theater under different political influences
Ted Shawn
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Robert Joffrey
Postmodern Dance
40. Modern Dance Choreographer-- mixed media extravaganza's celebrating the electronic age; choreographed Tensile Involvement
Alwin Nikolais
Ruth St. Denis
Swan Lake - 1895
Industrial Revolution
41. Sharp powerful movement; angle
Les Noces - 1923
Aureole - 1962
Hip-hop
Percussive Movement
42. Composer of Le Train Bleu - influenced by jazz
Jean Coralli
Milhaud
Hip-hop
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
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
Fanny Elssler
Jean Baptiste Lande
Charles Didelot
Nicholas Brothers
44. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
Isadora Duncan
Robert Ellis Dunn
Savoy Ballroom
Diaghilev
45. Was inspired by a cigarette poster featuring the Egyptian goddess Isis to begin investigation Asian art and dance - Founded the Denishawn School of dancing and Related Arts with her husband Ted Shawn in 1915 in Los Angeles - California - Believed tha
Ruth St. Denis
Jeux - 1913
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Judson Church
46. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler
Cachucha
Charles Weidman
Philip Taglioni
Deeply There - 1998
47. One of the major figures in the development of modern dance - an American dancer - choreographer and teacher who created more than 150 works on a wide range of subjects from ancient Greek to modern American; contraction and release
Postmodern Dance
Theophile Gautier
Martha Graham
Gus Solomons Jr
48. Considered one of the greatest of African American choreographers - and also bears the titles dancer - educator - and dance company director. After studying under Katherine Dunham and Martha Graham - went on to do solo work and choreograph his own wo
Ballet Russes
Ballroom Dance
Les Noces - 1923
Talley Beatty
49. 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.
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Arthur Mitchell
Debussy
Loie Fuller
50. 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
Nicholas Brothers
Joe Goode
Parade - 1917
Africanist Aesthetic