Dance 45 Final (part 2)

.Balanchine1904-1983, born St. Petersburg, made ballet and dance available to common people, Americanized ballet, creates School of American Ballet ___ Society 1984 (NYCB) considered neo-classical- two dancers on a stage were a story in themselves, influenced by African American society worked Broadway (choreographed) Arthur Mitchell- one of his dancers “Jackie Robinon” Arthur Mitchell creates dance theater of Harlem in 1969 • Choreographer for NYC ballet company • Abstract ballet • Replaced Nijinska as ballet master • Became major choreographer in NY after Diaglev died • Took tall, thin ballerinas and made them move fast • Took hips off center and used improv

. Ballanchine, about the birth of the god Apollo

. Music by Stravinsky, Ancient Greece contest/debate between opposing forces, 17^th century French court dances

. 1946 Music by Hindemith, each human passed for different temperaments, 4 variations: Melancholic, Sanguinic, Phlegmatic, and intensity

.Embraces conflict and juxtaposition, polyrhythm, pelvis-off center, based on Greek word “yarth” Cool: detachment and intensity, improvisation without fixed pattern • Ballet offers the most dramatic contrast to the African aesthetic • Ephebism=power, vitality

1907-1996, very wealthy, owner Felines Department Store

1948, George Ballanchine choreography, Americanized NYCB • American version of Paris Opera • Most distinguished company in America • Mostly all white dancers

Black dancer, created the dance theater of Harlem in 1969, principal dancers in the NYC ballet, broke racial barriers, demonstrates how to move hips

Created by Arthur Mitchell 1969

Not state supported 1956, Balanchive, Fokine, Massive, and Nijinska

Woman dancer that found dance as liberation, Free-flowing clothes and constructed a dance • Performed in Ballet Russe • Made up first modern dance language • Showgirl • Went to Russia and influenced many dance as art • Died in a car accident at age 50

Actress and singer, early pioneer of modern dance, create images of butterflies and fires, innovative with lighting designs

Sensuous dances of the east were inspiration for her, husband is Ted Shawn

Added opportunities for greater commercial success by bringing in theatrical visions, started a school with wife called Denishawn

Spirituality+show biz glamour; dance school and company