| Question |
Answer |
| mother of modern dance |
isadora duncan |
| believed that movements should be drawn from nature; the "first hippie" |
isadora duncan |
| her technique was made up of movements like hopping, skipping, running, leaping |
isadora duncan |
| wanted to free the body from the confines of ballet |
isadora duncan |
| liked to dance in sheer tunics and barefoot |
isadora duncan |
| began choreographing after seeing advertisement with Egyptian goddess Isis |
ruth st. denis |
| married to ted shawn |
ruth st. denis |
| married to ruth st. denis |
ted shawn |
| established "Jacob's Pillow" in Massachusetts as an all male dance company |
ted shawn |
| father of german modern dance |
rudolf von laban |
| developed system of notating dance which consists of notating space, efforts, and shapes |
rudolf von laban |
| system of notating dance which consists of notating space, efforts and shapes |
labanotation, or laban movement analysis |
| female student and then teacher at denishawn |
doris humphrey |
| these two established a school and developed a technique based on fall and recovery with a strong emphasis on balance and the pull of gravity |
doris humphrey and charles weidman |
| denishawn student who established her own school in 1927 |
martha graham |
| company that was all female, now some males |
martha graham school of contemporary dance |
| her dances were based on psychological dramas with themes from greek mythology, american pioneers, and american indians |
martha graham |
| dance techniques based on system of contraction and releases of the center of the body |
martha graham |
| rebelled against the dance styles of times by using a flexed foot as well as an extended foot, with parallel and turned out foot positions |
martha graham |
| student of balanchine; choreographed for Ballet Caravan(NYC Ballet) |
erick hawkins |
| martha graham's first male dancer; married martha graham |
erick hawkins |
| founded his own company and school in 1951 |
erick hawkins |
| technique was "free flow", based on fluid and effortless movements |
erick hawkins |
| her first dance was entitled "negro rhapsody" |
katherine dunham |
| began black performance dance; combined native caribbean and modern dance |
katherine dunham |
| appeared in musical theatre, and movie musicals |
katherine dunham |
| rhythmic style was influential on jazz dance |
katherine dunham |
| used dance as a motion rather than an emotion |
alwin nikolais |
| dances were called "non-literal" and abstract |
alwin nikolais |
| works combined his skills of choreography, composing, set designing, lighting designing, and costume designing |
alwin nikolais |
| student of lester horton |
alvin ailey |
| developed his own company in the mid 50s in New York |
alvin ailey |
| combined modern, jazz, and world dance |
alvin ailey |
| alvin ailey's most acclaimed dance; depicts religious heritage of the african american |
revelations |
| performed in the first company of dunham |
talley beatty |
| choreography combines modern and jazz techniques and reveals racial injustices suffered by african americans |
talley beatty |
| father of post-modern dance |
merce cunningham |
| student of martha graham; created his own company in 1953 |
merce cunningham |
| technique uses the spine as a spring and can coil, twist, and turn, causing many direction changes and shifts of weight |
merce cunningham |
| he used his trademark of "chance and indeterminacy" to arrange movements |
merce cunningham |
| collaborated with avant garde composer john cage and artist robert rauchenberg |
merce cunningham |
| this type of dance can be traced back to africa |
jazz dance |
| presentations in the 1830s that showcased black songs and dances, and the cakewalk |
"the minstrel shows" |
| most significant era to jazz dance history |
"vaudeville" era |
| popular child dancers during the vaudeville era |
bill bojangles robinson and sammie davis jr. |
| important jazz period that performed in exclusive clubs in harlem |
harlem renaissance |
| time period in america during jazz renaissance |
roaring 20s |
| time period included dances called the "charleston" and the "black bottom" |
roaring 20s |
| nicknames for women who wore short, fringed dresses and danced the "charleston" |
flappers |
| father of jazz dance |
jack cole |
| one of jazz's most famous choreographers |
bob fosse |
| choreographer of chicago, all that jazz, and cabaret |
bob fosse |
| created "jazz dance world congress" to preserve and expand the world of jazz dance |
gus giordano |
| dance used to enhance the storyline and move the storyline along was produced through..... |
the American Musical Theatre dance |
| pioneer of musical theatre choreography |
agnes de mille |
| married agnes de mille |
cecil de mille |
| famous breakthrough musical created by agnes de mille in 1943 |
oklahoma |
| choreographer of "west side story" |
jerome robbins |
| the two main venues to see musical theatre in the 1950s |
theatrical stage and movie musicals |
| choreographer of Michael Jackson's "Thriller" |
michael peters |
| choreographer of broadway musical "the lion king" |
garth fagan |
| type of dancing combined from irish jig, english clog, and the negro shuffle |
tap dancing |
| style of tap dance that uses acrobatic movements |
"flash acts" |
| style of tap dance that calls attention to intricate footwork |
"hoofers" |
| style of tap dance that executes steps in a refined manner, with elegant body movements |
"class acts" |
| famous tap dancing movie that stars mikhail baryshnikov and features gregory hines |
"white nights" |
| tap danced with shirley temple and the movie "rebecca of sunnybrook farm" |
bill bojangles robinson |
| famous singer, tap dancer, and actor from vaudeville era; known as one of america's best ever all-around dancers |
sammie davis jr. |
| america's most popular dancing couple; combined tap, ballroom, and ballet |
fred astaire and ginger rogers |
| he was a choreographer, tap dancer, actor, and singer; known for dancing on the ceiling and also with a hat rack |
fred astaire |
| famous for his role in "singing in the rain" |
gene kelly |
| child star of broadway's "the tap dance kid" |
savion glover |
| choreographed broadway's "bring in da noise, bring in da funk" |
savion glover |
| "points in space", "movement for movement's sake", "chance choreography" |
merce cunningham |
| born in 1942, used relaxed torso and dynamically changing limbs |
twyla tharp |
| improv is the core of this type of dance |
jazz dance |
| choreographed "a chorus line" |
michael bennett |
| famous vaudeville dancer and choreographer |
seymour felix |
| female african american dancer and actress |
josephine baker |
| 1921 negro musical |
"shuffle along" |
| 1866, considering first musical theatre |
"the black crook" |
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