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John Durang
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most important dancer in 1700's, hornpipe dance
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4 major ballet stars
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mary ann lee, Julia Turnbull, Augusta Maywood, George Washington Smith
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Augusta Maywood
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influenced musical theatre
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George Washington Smith
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partnered Elsser on her tour to America
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The Black Crook
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1866,story abou pact with devil, many copies
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Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo
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Founded in 1932 byRene BLum and Colonel Wassili de Brasil
Prided irself on glamour and Russianness, old Diaghilev favs and also new works by massine |
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Lincoln Kirstein
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was the American Diaghilev, not a dancer or choreographer, was a poet and critic "American " style
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Serenade
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American ballet rep done by balanchine
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Stars and
Stripes |
american work by sousa choreographed by balanchine
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on your toes
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balancine choreographed for hollywood and boradway
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American Ballet theatre
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founded as Ballet theatre, established to present the classics, 1st director is Richard Pleasant
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Richard Plesant
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1st director of American Ballet Theatre, wanted the company to be a museum of dance
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Lucia Chase and Oliver Smith
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was financing and set designer, became co directors of american ballet theatre
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Agnes De Mille
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used american subject matter, choreo.Rodeo for ballet russe, and fallriver legend for ABT, also choreographed oklahoma
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jerome robbins
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influenced american style, "fancyfree" ballet about 3 sailors on shore, combined ballet with jazz, halem and hollywood,
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other works of jerome robbins
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afternoon of a faun, dances at a gathering (chopin), the cage (about insects)
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Joffery Ballet
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founded by robert jofferey, several dancers toured one night stands, old and new works
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dance theatre of harlem
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founded by arthur mitchell, black ballet company
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maria tallchief
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born on ok reservation, dance with ballet russe de monte carlo, major dancer with NYC ballet,
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jacque D'amboise
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established the national dance institue, danced with NYC ballet, great at balanchines neoclassicism
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Suzanne Farrell
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NYC ballet's leading dancer in 1960
inspired balanchine |
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the Royal Ballet
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went through several names, founded for the community, fredrick Ashton became director
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Ninette de Valios
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ballet russe dancer, irish born, firm, prim, proper
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Fredrick Ashton
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leading english comic choreographer, also lyrical works, raised in south America
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Anthony Tudor
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choreo. for the ballet club, moved to us to work for ballet theatre
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margot fonteyn
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leading english ballerina 1950-70 great for ashton's lyrical style, emotional expressiveness
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Bolshoi
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prides itself on flair, moscow
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kirov
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unequalled in purity of style, st petersburg
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isadora Duncan
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rebel against corsetted ballet, no formal dance education, barefoot, simple rythmic steps
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