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16 Cards in this Set

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bell shaped tutus

romantic

marie taglioni

romantic ballet. first en pointe

carlotta grisi

dance of the dead. romantic ballet

fanny elssler

exotic, american, government shutdown, romantic

Beethoven

composer of Romantic Ballet

Peter Tchaikovsky

composer of classical ballet

Marius Petipa

choreographer of classical ballet. the nutcracker, swan lake, sleeping beuaty

Characteristics of Romantic Ballet

bell shaped tutus, gas lit ballroom, love sick youth, female dominated stage, formal rules, fairies

Characteristics of Classical Ballet

fairy tales, gas lamps, female dominated. , pancake tutus, formal rules

bolshoi ballet and the Kirov ballet

classical ballet troupes

Balanchine

Choreographer for contemporary ballet

Stravinsky

composer of contemporary ballet

Characteristics of Contemporary Ballet

LINES, minimalist, plotless, no tutus,

Rudolf Nurevev

contemporary for Balanchine in 60s

Mikhail Baryshnikov

leading male dancer in 70s and 80s, hosted snl, sex and the city

Arthur Mitchell

first african american ballet dancer