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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids






2. Choreographer of Coppelia - died the year of the ballet from exhaustion - discovered Bozzacchi






3. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959






4. 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






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






6. Different names but same theater under different political influences






7. Important Russian composer whose works are noted for their expressive melodies (1840-1893); composed score for Nutcracker - Sleeping Beauty






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






9. 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






10. 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.






11. American composer - 'chance music' - music not expressive or communicative because it says nothing - invented prepared piano






12. Performed by fanny elssler in jean corallis le diable - was Spanish and had some obscene gestures - colorful dress worn by elssler






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






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






15. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






16. Russian dancer and choreographer; considered one of greatest male ballet dancers; became artistic director of American Ballet Theatre






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






18. French cabaret singer who became a famous designer - costumes - color pink (patented)






19. 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






20. Writer of Giselle - Dance Critic - Wrote against male dancers - Praised ballerinas for their sensuality and beauty - in love with Carlotta Grisi






21. Dances have no linear development; no central focus on stage; a field of dancers where you can watch any dancer from any direction and decide for yourself where the focus of the dance is






22. Any of a variety of social dances performed by couples in a ballroom






23. Human Immunodeficiency Virus - the virus that causes AIDS






24. Fokine - starred Nijinsky - about a sad puppet who wanted his soul to come to life - belonged to evil sorcerer






25. The protection granted by a nation to someone who has left his native country as a political refugee.






26. Inspired by Gautier's novel The Story of the Mummy - very complicated - spectacular - successful ballet - Aspica is the daughter - English Lord in sand storm goes into tomb & gets put into an opium dream where he becomes Tahor and saves Aspico from a






27. A diversion or amusement; a short ballet or other entertainment performed between the acts of a play






28. St. Petersburg Ballet School 1738 - Director of Imperial Theater - Official Patronage 1766 & Moscow 1806; - first dancing master that was brought to russia - from france






29. 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






30. Interrupted first flush of success of Coppelia and the included the siege of Paris - which also led to the early death of Giuseppina Bozzacchi - on her 17th birthday - but eventually it became the most-performed ballet at the Opera Garnier.






31. Sharp powerful movement; angle






32. Choreographer of Robert le Diable (1831) father of marie - Marie was a dancer and always looked like She was floating when dancing






33. Known particularly for his long associations as musical director with Denishawn and Martha Graham.






34. 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






35. St. Denis and Ted Shawn's company that helps spread the gospel of dance from the constraints of ballet - opened a school in Los Angeles - brought dance to the middle class by supporting good health and virginal spirituality






36. Created the role of Swanilda at age 16 - she died from a fever @ age 17






37. 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






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






39. Fokine - commoner wanted to have sex with Cleopatre - she said yes as long as He was put to dead the next day - she did






40. The revolution that overthrew Russian Czar Nicholas I in 1917. Later established the Bolshevik government under Vladimir Lenin.






41. Outstanding for the way he combined expressive movements with dance steps; - choreographed the ballet Giselle






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






43. Broke color barrier - developed stair dance - danced with Shirley Temple - made 'honorary mayor of Harlem' -

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44. 1st male dancer to make an impression in United States. Danced with Dane Margo Fontain in the Royal Ballet; died of AIDS






45. 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)






46. Peter the Great wants respect from the west and imports fashion and dance from France






47. 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






48. Petipa's assistant that takes over - choreographs Snowflakes Act I of the Nutcracker - dies in 1901 - didn't produce anything more of importance except Swan Lake






49. 1937 Founded by Ballet Russe's Mikhail Mordkin as Mordkin Ballet- Repertory company- features choreography of many artists such as Adolph Bolm - Michel Fokine - Leonide Massine - Bronislava Jijinska - Balanchine and Agnes de Mille






50. 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