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Dance History

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Unsuccessful revival - Ballet Russes lose money






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






3. A jerky American dance that was popular in the 1940s






4. 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






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






6. United States choreographer (1930-1988) - reconstructed pieces of ballet russes in America died of aids






7. Sharp powerful movement; angle






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






9. 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






10. Work written at a time when one of Jones' company dancers - Demian Acquavella - nicknamed D-Man - was suffering from AIDS; a celebratory - affectionate work about the company defiantly remaining joyful - loving - productive - and cohesive in the face






11. 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






12. Modern Dance Choreographer-- mixed media extravaganza's celebrating the electronic age; choreographed Tensile Involvement






13. Associated with Danish-style ballet; equal roles for male and female dancers






14. Reform Russian Ballet - choreographed Dying Swan 1905 for Anna Povlova (2 minutes long) - accused of being influenced by Isadora Duncan - teacher & choreographer rather than a refined dancer






15. 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






16. Beginning of modern dance - danced with bare feet - wore flowing Greek-style robe - died being strangled from a long-flowing scarf caught in a car wheel






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






22. Scene where Odile shows up to the ball & dances with Prince Siegfried - very famous dance






23. 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






24. Choreography Deeply There






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 1st male dancer to make an impression in United States. Danced with Dane Margo Fontain in the Royal Ballet; died of AIDS






29. First book of choreography; published posthumously in 1959






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






31. Choreographer of Parade & Three-Cornered hat - known for symphonic ballet - comedy satire - character dancing - and color






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






33. Massine - parable about freedom - Picasso - aesthetic unity






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






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






36. Capitals of Russia during various times of political influence; Leningrad during Bolsheviks and USSR - return to St. Petersburg pax-USSR






37. Famous tennis player who took ballet (lover in Le Train Bleu)






38. Russian ballet impresario who founded the Russian ballet and later introduced it to the West (1872-1929)






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






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






41. 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.






42. Radically new or original






43. Music that combines spoken street dialect with cuts (samples) from older records and bears the influences of social politics - male boasting - and comic lyrics carried forward from blues - R&b - soul and rock and roll






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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.






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






48. 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.






49. 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)






50. Based on Bill T. Jones' seminar workshops; swirling with arms out to side - spinning - stomping feet - flying