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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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14
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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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16
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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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Firebird

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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

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Bolshoi

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British Ballet Theater

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Royal Ballet

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George Balanchine established this theater in the US

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NYC Ballet

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Theater Baryshnikov Directed from 1980-89

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American Ballet Theater

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Defected from the Bolshoi in 1974

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Rudmikhail Baryshnikov (Misha)

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West Side Story and Fiddler on the Roof Choreographer

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Jerome Robbins

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Classic 1948 Ballet Film

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The Red Shoes

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Singin’ in the Rain Dancer and Choreographer

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Gene Kelly

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Chicago Ballet Founder

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Maria Tallchief - first major US prima ballerina (native American)

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American Dance Theater Founder

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Alvin Ailey

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Moscow School of Dance Founder

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Isadora Duncan (died when her scarf got caught in an auto tire)

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Maria Tallchief’s Husband

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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

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Bill “Bojangles” Robinson

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Famous Burlesque Stripper

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Gypsy Rose Lee

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Top Had and the Gay Divorcee Dancer

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Fred Astaire

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Radio City Music Hall Dancers

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Rockettes

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Number of Classical Ballet Positions

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5

42
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Ballet Move Bending at the Knew

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Plie

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Black, St. Louis-Born Dancer who Lived in France

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Josephine Baker (Civil Rights)

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Ballet Move Extending One Leg 90 Degrees

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Arabesque

45
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Ballet Dance for Two

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