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Final Flashcards

1
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Dancer/choreographer who developed a technique of Contraction and Release that is taught around the world

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Martha Graham

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Duo who left the denishawn school to found their own school of dance, layer becoming known for their technique of fall and recovery

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Doris Humphrey & Charles Weidman

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Modern choreographer who has been successful in reaching a broad international audience with choreography that is highly athletic and musical

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Paul Taylor

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Known as the father of jazz dance, he created his own technique that was a mix of African, Caribbean, and Harlem dance forms

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Jack Cole

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5
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Choreographer of Oklahoma (1943) which was the first musical to have all dance numbers relate to and advance the plot

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Agnes de Mille

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One of the first people to bring dance into high education (Uw-Madison 1920’s)

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Margaret H’ Doubler

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Known as the mother of modern dance, she stressed freedom and harmony in movement by going barefoot and wearing long flowing dresses on stage

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Isadora Duncan

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Establishing his own company after dancing for Martha Graham’s company, his choreography had no meaning and was referred to as “movement for movements sake”

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Merce Cunningham

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One of the first African American dancers to popularize tap, he is known for his duet with Shirley Temple in The Little Colonel (1935)

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Bill ‘Bojangles’ Robinson

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First a ballet great, he later choreographed for musical theatre productions including West Side Story (1957)

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Jerome Robbins

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His choreography is recognized by angular shapes, undulating hip and shoulder movements, hip isolations, and turned-in legs

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Bob Fosse

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Current choreographer who “combines the spirit of Merce Cunningham and the daring Evil Knievel”

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Elizabeth Street

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One of “the soloists” with a vaudeville background, she popularized dance as an art form and later opened a dance school with her husband that was instrumental in educating the next generation of modern dancers

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Ruth St. Denis

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14
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Interruption of regular flow of rhythms, emphasizing the off beat in music

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Syncopation

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15
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Retreat and gathering place for dancers

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Jacob’s pillow

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16
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The Soloists

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Isadora Duncan

Ruth St. Dennis

17
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Martha graham dance style

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Contraction and release

18
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Mini ballet within the production

“Oklahoma”

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Dream ballet

19
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Fall: give into gravity
Recovery: resistance of gravity
Created by Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman

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Fall and recovery

20
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Post modern dance
Very “un-dance” like
Anti dance approach

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New Experimentalism

21
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Contest among blacks who attempt to out do each other in mocking white man’s manners and behavior

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Cakewalk

22
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Bill Bojangles duet with Shirley Temple (1935)

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The Little Colonel

23
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Jerome Robbins: dancing replaces dialogue

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West Side Story

24
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One of the first musical theatre productions

First piece to use dance to move storyline along

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the Black Crook

25
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Agnes de Mille

1st musical theatre to have all dance numbers relate to advanced plot. First “dream ballet”

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Oklahoma

26
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Public tv watching

1950/1960

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The Ed Sullivan Show

27
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Began in 17th century; African salves brought with them music and dancing

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Jazz

28
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Originated in 20th century as a rebellion against the restrictions of classical ballet

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Modern

29
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Became popular in 1939’s after appearing in movie musicals

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Tap

30
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Descended from the dance forms of African Shuffle and Irish Jig

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Tap

31
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Incorporates many styles of dance as it supports and relates to a story line

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Musical theatre

32
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Has reflected the popular music and accompanying social dance of the time

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Jazz

33
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Has always been experimental in nature

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Modern

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