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Dance History
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1. Modern Dance Choreographer-- mixed media extravaganza's celebrating the electronic age; choreographed Tensile Involvement
Alwin Nikolais
Romantic Era
Louis Horst
Talley Beatty
2. 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
Arthur Mitchell
Tsar
Jockey Club
Parade - 1917
3. 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
Buddy Dean Show
Mary Wigman
Schizophrenia
New York City Ballet
4. 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
Tsar
Aureole - 1962
George Balanchine
Anton Dolin
5. 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
Hanya Holm
Dr. Louis Vernon
Harlem
Robert le Diable
6. Workers who earned enough money to be able to become consumer of art and material goods following the Industrial Revolution; escapism became a huge hit when the Depression hit to escape harsh reality
Middle Class
Lion King - 1998
Aureole - 1962
Pablo Picasso
7. Amendment to the U.S. Constitution (1920) extended the right to vote to women in federal or state elections.
19th Amendment
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Leon Bakst
Milhaud
8. Nijinsky choreographed - in the forest - nymphs shows up to flirt with the Faun - one of them drops her scarf - they all leave - and he masturbates into the scarf
Ruby Keeler
Schizophrenia
Les Sylphides
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
9. 1st male dancer to make an impression in United States. Danced with Dane Margo Fontain in the Royal Ballet; died of AIDS
Petrouchka - 1911
Jeux - 1913
Rudolph Nureyev
Pilobolus
10. Embraces conflict - polyrhythmic - pelvis off centered - high affect juxtaposition (intenseness of feeling) - ephebism (power - vitality) - cool (intensity) - improvisation
Lindy Hop
Katherine Dunham
Africanist Aesthetic
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
11. 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
Judson Church
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Afternoon of a Faune - 1912
Les Noces - 1923
12. 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
Joffrey Ballet
Robert le Diable
George Balanchine
Hanya Holm
13. Last member of the group that helped found the modern dance movement - Amassed a growing collection of 133 dances - His work created the Paul Taylor Dance Company - Known for his innovative and sometimes controversial choreography - Still considered
Busby Berkeley
Tsar
Debussy
Paul Taylor
14. Opened in 1948 - artistic director Balanchines. Distinguished choreographers: Tudor - Frederick Ashton - Robbins...Permanent home New York State Theater at Lincoln Center
Coca Chanel
New York City Ballet
Diaghilev
Agon - 1957
15. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler
Romantic Era
Les Noces - 1923
Cachucha
John Cage
16. 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.
Lindy Hop
Foyer de la Danse
Dance Theater of Harlem
Loie Fuller
17. Major 20th C composer - Three famous ballets The Firebird - Petrushka - The Rite of Spring
Lindy Hop
Scheherezade
Bill T. Jones
Stravinsky
18. This is a dynamic way to use the space of the dance floor to a fuller extent
Fall and Recovery
Still/Here - 1994
Leon Bakst
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
19. An African American section of New York City. Many A/A writers and artists gathered in Harlem
Harlem
Alvin Ailey
Loie Fuller
Shirley Temple
20. Performed with New York City Ballet under Balanchine - later founded Dance Theatre of Harlem - first African American principle dancer
Imperial Russian Ballet
New York City Ballet
Ivanov
Arthur Mitchell
21. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money
Sleeping Beauty - 1921
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
Dr. Louis Vernon
Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson
22. Martha Graham explored use of breath to contract & releases the muscles of the pelvis to create a powerful - grounded - percussive - angular dance
Pelvic contraction and release
Hanya Holm
St. Petersburg to Leningrad to St. Petersburg
Schizophrenia
23. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)
Le Spectre de la Rose - 1911
The Sleeping Beauty - 1890
Diaghilev
Merce Cunningham
24. Nijinsky choreographed - rustic - sacrifice a virgin by making her dance to death
Milhaud
Mikhail Baryshnikov
La Sylphide - 1832
Rite of Spring - 1913
25. Different names but same theater under different political influences
Acts of Light - 1981
Paul Taylor
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Busby Berkeley
26. 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.
Carlotta Grisi
Garth Fagan
Industrial Revolution
Leon Bakst
27. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty
Tchaikovsky
Diaghilev
Four Temperaments - 1946
Agon - 1957
28. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing
Philip Taglioni
Ronald Brown
Shirley Temple
Russian Revolution
29. 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
Choreographers who died of AIDS
Debussy
Bill T. Jones
Moscow - Bolshoi Theater
30. Allowed people to dim lights; allowed for lighting changes; used for special effects in background of plays and dance such as ghosts
Martha Graham
Deeply There - 1998
Merce Cunningham
Gas-lighting and curtain
31. Petipa & Tchaikovsky - was not successful at the time it came out - no trace of sensible dramatic action
Middle Class
Katherine Dunham
The Nutcracker - 1892
Ted Shawn
32. 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.
Ballroom Dance
Ivanov
Busby Berkeley
Duet - 1957
33. Choreography is famous for its speed - force and eroticism; died of AIDS at the age of 49
George Balanchine
Ulysses Dove
Coca Chanel
Agon - 1957
34. 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
Martha Graham
Ballet Russes
Four Temperaments - 1946
Marie Taglioni
35. Previous member of Denishawn (left late 1920's) - developed a comedic mime aesthetic - shared a school with Humphrey for years - pioneer of modern dance
Black Swan Pas de Deux
Middle Class
Suzanne Linglor
Charles Weidman
36. (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
Ivanov
Alvin Ailey
Lindy Hop
Denishawn
37. Were top musical stars of the '30s; appeared in musicals that were considered old-fashioned when they were made; displaced their characters' sexual desire into fighting with each other
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Tensile Involvement - 1953
Dance Theater of Harlem
38. 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
Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mary Wigman
Ballet Russes
Louis Horst
39. Means 'The Wedding' - arranged Russian Stravinsky wedding
Les Noces - 1923
Busby Berkeley
Jose Limon
Paul Taylor
40. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance
Industrial Revolution
Jose Limon
Four Temperaments - 1946
Black Swan Pas de Deux
41. About a group of friends and neighbors during a final decline of a man
19th Amendment
Margaret Sanger
Aureole - 1962
Deeply There - 1998
42. 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
Nicholas Brothers
Four Temperaments - 1946
Daughter of the Pharaoh
Jitterbug
43. Innovative United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1941)
Twyla Tharp
Milhaud
Cachucha
American Ballet Theater
44. Created the well-known Denishawn school with his wife Ruth St. Denis. They taught dancers diverse styles - With his wife they set up the foundations for the principal of Musical Visualization 'a concept that called for movement equivalents to the tim
Lion King - 1998
Maryinsky Theater to Kirov Theater
Ted Shawn
Jean Jacques Rousseau
45. Choreographed by Petipa & Ivanov - Odette (under a spell) & Odile look alike - Prince Siegfried (Odette saves other swans & tells him her tale) - his mother throws a ball for him to find a wife - Odile shows up as Odette & Prince commits his love to
Swan Lake - 1895
Twyla Tharp
Arthur Mitchell
The Nutcracker - 1892
46. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France
Dr. Louis Vernon
Arthur Mitchell
Imperial Russian Ballet
Milhaud
47. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17
Political Asylum
New York City Ballet
Giuseppina Bozzacchi
Swan Lake - 1895
48. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi
Arthur Saint Leon
Schizophrenia
Coppelia
Philip Taglioni
49. 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)
Robert le Diable
Coca Chanel
Giselle - 1841
Ted Shawn
50. Called the most poetical of ballets of the 20th century. Premiered during first ballet russes season (1909)
Les Sylphides
Parade - 1917
Deeply There - 1998
Fokine