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Performance Arts - Dance

Performance Arts - Dance. Eric Lambert Academic Team. American Dancers & Choreographers. George Balanchine – Russian-born choreographer, founded School of American Ballet I n 1934. Director of NYC Ballet ( Apollo & Agon with music by Stravinsky)

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Performance Arts - Dance

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  1. Performance Arts - Dance Eric Lambert Academic Team

  2. American Dancers & Choreographers • George Balanchine –Russian-born choreographer, founded School of American Ballet I n 1934. Director of NYC Ballet (Apollo & Agon with music by Stravinsky) • Fred Astaire – Dancer/Actor on Broadway & film. Worked with Garland, Rogers, & Hayworth. (The Band Wagon, Top Hat, Shall We Dance?) • Agnes DeMille – Choreographer, rooted in American folklore (Ballets: Rodeo & Fall River Legend; Broadway: Oklahoma!) • Isadora Duncan – One of 1st in modern dance; Rejected ballet & created expressive dance. Danced in flowing Tunic.

  3. Martha Graham – Choreographer; modern dance using rigorous technique. Works on American roots (Appalachian Spring) and Greek mythology (Night Journey & Clytemnestra) • Gene Kelly –Actor, dancer, choreographer; made dance integral to story and explored film of dance (An American in Paris & Invitation to the Dance). • Jerome Robbins – Dancer and Choreographer; combines classical idiom with jazz, modern, and social dance. (West Side Story & Fiddler on the Roof). • Bill “Bojangles” Robinson – Tap dancer; brought new lightness to dance. In The Little Colonel with Shirley Temple. • Maria Tallchief – Dancer w/ Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo and NYC Ballet. Founded the Chicago City Ballet.

  4. World Dancers & Choreographers • Mikhail Baryshnikov –Russian Dancer w/ Kirov Ballet, defected in 1974, joined American Ballet Theater, was its director thru the 80s. One of top male dancers of his time. Movie - White Knights. • Vaslav Nijinsky – Polish-Russian dancer and choreographer. Took radical breaks from traditional ballet. Considered greatest dancer of early 20th century. • Rudolf Nureyev – Russian dancer with Kirov Ballet. Defected to the West in 1961 where he paired with Dame Margot Fonteyn with the Royal Ballet. Director of Paris Opera in 80s. • Anna Pavlova – Russian Ballerina. Ballets Russes then toured world introducing ballet throughout. • Dame Margo Fonteyn – English Dancer of Royal Ballet. Paired with Nureyev. Main roles include Juliet in Romeo & Juliet and Aurora in Sleeping Beauty. * This super-awesome Power Point was created by the super-awesome Taylor Jesse Raye Adams. Yeah…it’s super-awesome.

  5. Common Dance Terms • Arabesque- In ballet, the extension of one leg back 90 degrees

  6. Point- a position on the tip of the toes • Pirouette- A turn on one leg with the toe of the other leg

  7. Spotting- A fixing of the eyes one spot for as long as possible during turns to avoid dizziness. • Port de bras- Any position of the arms

  8. Plie- Bending of the legs • Glissade- A Gliding Step • Jete- A leap from one leg to another in which one leg is thrown

  9. Ballet Feet Positioning • 1st Position- Feet in straight line, heels touching • 2nd Position- Feet in Straight Line, heels apart • 3rd Position- One foot in front of the other with the heel of one in the instep of another • 4th Position- One foot in front of the other, parallel but apart • 5th Position- One foot in front of the other, parallel with the heel of one touching the toe of another.

  10. Types of Dances • Basse Dance- A solemn court dance popular in the 15th and 16th century • Quadrille- A social dance popular in the 19th century. A square dance in 5 sections • Polka - Bohemian folk dance • Mazurka – National Dance of Poland • Fox Trot- American Social Dance • Tango - Dance developed in Argentina

  11. Types of Dance • Waltz- Social Dance in ¾ time • Reel- Popular in Britain, Ireland, and Scotland • Flamenco- a Sevillian gypsy dance • Mambo – American ballroom, Cuban origin • Merengue – Official dance of Dominican Rep. • Lambada – Brazilian couples dance, swirling short skits, mistaken as “The Forbidden Dance” • Maxixe – the true “Forbidden Dance” of Brazil This super-awesome Power Point was created by the super-awesome Taylor Jesse Raye Adams. Yeah…it’s super-awesome.

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