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Andalusian (Gypsy) Dance

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Flamenco (Spanish Romani)

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Argentine (Seductive) Dance

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Tango

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English-Irish Dance

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Jib

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Bohemian Dance

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Polka

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Brazilian Dance

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Lambada and Samba

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Cuban Line Dance

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Conga

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Southern Louisiana Dance Music

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Zydeco

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Polish National Dance

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mAZURKA

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Spanish Dance with One Hand Over Head

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Bolero

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Spanish Dance with Castanets

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Fandango

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Italian Dance

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Tarantella

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12
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Tango Relative

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Mambo

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13
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“Vulgar” French Dance

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Can Can

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Court Dance of Louis XIV

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Minuet

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3/4 Time Viennese Dance

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Waltz

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19402-50s Jive Dance

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Jitterbug

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Sailor’s Dance

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Hornpipe

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Igor Stravinsky Puppet Ballet

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Petrushka

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Stravinsky Ballet That Cause Riot at the Premier

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Rite of Spring

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Stravinsky Ball of a Magical Bird

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Peter Tchaikovsky Christmas Ballet

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The Nutcracker

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Other Tchaikovsky Ballets

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Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty

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Russian Ballet Company (1909-1929)

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Ballet Russes

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Noted Fan Dancer

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Sally Rand

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Moscow Square Ballet Theater
Bolshoi
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British Ballet Theater
Royal Ballet
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George Balanchine established this theater in the US
NYC Ballet
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Theater Baryshnikov Directed from 1980-89
American Ballet Theater
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Defected from the Bolshoi in 1974
Rudmikhail Baryshnikov (Misha)
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West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof Choreographer
Jerome Robbins
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Classic 1948 Ballet Film
The Red Shoes
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Singin' in the Rain Dancer and Choreographer
Gene Kelly
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Chicago Ballet Founder
Maria Tallchief - first major US prima ballerina (native American)
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American Dance Theater Founder
Alvin Ailey
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Moscow School of Dance Founder
Isadora Duncan (died when her scarf got caught in an auto tire)
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Maria Tallchief's Husband
George Balanchine (co-founded New York City Ballet (NYCB) and remained its balletmaster for more than 35 years
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Tap Dancer who Danced with Shirley Temple
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
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Famous Burlesque Stripper
Gypsy Rose Lee
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Top Had and the Gay Divorcee Dancer
Fred Astaire
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Radio City Music Hall Dancers
Rockettes
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Number of Classical Ballet Positions
5
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Ballet Move Bending at the Knew
Plie
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Black, St. Louis-Born Dancer who Lived in France
Josephine Baker (Civil Rights)
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Ballet Move Extending One Leg 90 Degrees
Arabesque
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Ballet Dance for Two
Pas De Deux

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