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Dance 101
| 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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