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*What were the earliest precursors to ballet: lavish entertainments given in the courts of renaissance Italy.
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18th century ballet: ...
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18th century dancers were encumbered by...: masks, wigs, large headdresses, heeled shoes, corsets and hoopskirts
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19th Century Ballet: ...
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20th Century Ballet: ...
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1661 Louis XIV established...: the Acad mie Royale de Danse, a professional organization for dancing masters.
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1912: Diaghilev replaced Folkine with Vaslav Nijinsky
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1940s: two great American ballet companies wre founded; American Ballet Theatre and the New york City Ballet.
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Anna Pavlova: exposed ballet to America.
worked with Diagheilev.
Toured in America until 1925 and was famous for her solo in Folkine's The Dying Swan.
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Anne Heinel: *German-born, first femaile dancer to do double pirouettes.
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At first all dancers were...: men, who wore masks to portray women in some roles.
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Beginning Stages: ...
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details about these early performances: the dances were performed between courses of a banquet and the action was closely related to the menu.
ex:: the story of Jason and the Golden Fleece preceded the roast lamb.
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Diagheliev commissioned many...: Western Europeans including Russian-born American George Balanchine.
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Diaghilev died in..: 1929 and his company members dispersed throughout the world.
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dominated the romantic ballet: women.
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Early Professional Ballet: ...
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Famous Ballet Dancers: ...
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Fanny Elssler: danced in Russia, as well as the United States.
Helped produce US dancers Augusta Maywood and Mary Ann Lee (Both from Philadelphia, pennsylvania)
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Fokine continued to work with...: many companies including the future America Balet Theatre.
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formed the Joffrey Ballet: Robert Joffrey
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French court ballets consisted of...: dance scenes linked by a minimum of plot and were designed principally for the entertainment of the aristocracy.
rich costumes, scenery and elaborate stage effects.
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George Balanchine: came to America in 1930 to train dancers at the School of American Ballet.
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In Russia in 20th century...: the Bolshi Balet and Kirov remained strong classical traditions.
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influenced by modern and jazz by using turned-in positions and synocopated movement. Famous for the making the ballet The Nutcracker a tradition during the Christmas season in the US: George Balanchine
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Invention of the short skirt "tutu": enabled audiences to see the advances in technique
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Jean Georges Noverre: frenchman who advised using movement that was natural and easily understood and emphasized that all the elements of ballet should work in harmony to express the ballet's theme.
Most famous 18th century advocate of the dramatic ballet.
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John Weaver: eliminated words and tried to convey dramatic action through dance and pantomime
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joined the NYC Ballet by invitation from George Balanchine at age 15. She is most famous for partnering with Baryshinikov in The Nutcracker: Gelsey Kirkland
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known as one of the greatest cancers of the 20th century. He performed with the New York City ballet and American Balet Theatre. His most famous film works include The Nutcracker and White Knights.: Mikhail Baryshinikov
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known for her role as the Dying Swan and for revamping the pointe show due to her extremely curved arches.: Anna Pavlova
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known for shortening her ballet skirt in order to show her intricate footwork: Marie Camargo
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Later 20th Century to Present Time.: ...
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Le Ballet Comique de Reine was staged by...: Balthazar de beaujoyeux at the Court of Queen Catherine de M dicis.
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Ly Sylphide inspired...: many changes in the ballets of the time in theme, style, technique and costume.
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Ly Sylphide's succesor: Giselle; (1891) which also contrasted the human and supernatural worlds.
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Many of the ballets presented in Louis XIV court were created by...: *Italian-French composer Jean Baptiste Lully and French choreographer Pierre Beauchamp
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Marie Camargo: *french dancer who shortened her skirts and adopted heelless slippers to display her jumps and beats
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Marie Sall: *Marie Camargo's rival. She also broke with custom when she discarded her corset and put on Greek robes to dance in her own ballet, Pymalion (1743)
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Marie Taglioni: danced the lead role of Sylphide and danced the part on pointe
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Marius Petipa: *Frenchman who became the chief choreographer of the Imperial Russian Ballet. He created 57 new ballets and 34 operas.
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Marius Petipa's best works: The Sleeping Beauty (1890) and Swan Lake; which were both set to commissioned scores by Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky.
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Michael Fokine: called for greater expressiveness and more authenticity in choreography, scenery, and costume
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mid 1960s: beginning here, ballet underwent an enormous upsurge in popularity and started to show influence of a younger audience in both themes and style
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Mikhail Baryshinikov: famous russian dancer who served as director of the American Ballet Theatre from 1980 to 1989
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offshoots of the Ballet Russes: revitalized ballet all over the world.
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Op ra ballet: developed was developed during Early Professional Ballet, and it placed equal emphasis on signed and dancing.
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Pierre Beauchamp is said to have...: *defined the five positions of the feet.
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Raoul Feuillet: wrote Chor graphie in 1700, which included many steps and positions recognizable today.
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resident choreographer of The Royal Ballet in the 1930s. He created the ballet version of Cinderella and was known to often play one of the ugly stepsisters.: Frederick Ashton
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San Francisco Ballet: first ballet company permanently located in America; under Diaghilev's dancer Adolph Boom.
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Second half of the 18th century: *gradual shift of ballet from France to Russia.
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Sergei Diaghilev: Russian impresario who organized the ballet Russes which opened in Paris in 1909 and won immediate success
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Taglioni: danced in Russia
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The Ballets Russes: became synonymous with novelty and excitement. Fokine choreographed for this company
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The court ballet reached its peak during...: the reign of Louis XIV (1643-1715) of Louis XIV whose nickname "The Sun King" was derived from his role as Apollo in ballet Royale de la Nuit.
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The first complete ballet score was...: Le Ballet Comique de Reine (The queen's ballet comedy) in 1581
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The first female dancers to perform professionally in a theater production appeared in...: 1681 in a ballet called Le Trimphe de l'Amour (The Triumph of Love)
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the romantic ballet period...: introduced in Paris in 1832 with the ballet La Sylphide.
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Todays ballet offers...: great variety of new works and restaging older works.
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todays dancers...: usually train in ballet, modern, and jazz.
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toe dancing began to develop, although...: dancers balanced on their toes only for a moment or two.
blocked toe shoes had not yet been invented.
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Valois: another one of Diaghilev's dancers.
formed a company in England tht became the Royal Ballet in 1957. (This company created Romeo and Juliet).
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Vaslav Nijinsky: star dancer of Diaghilev's company.
his choreography contradicted classical positions-- steps and gestures were turned in instead of turned out.
He produced Rite of Spring before falling out with Diaghilev.
