Ballet
He danced with Mr. B and started up the first American all-black dancer company in his hometown called the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Who is Arthur Mitchell?
A chance-taker, this choreographer loved the thrill of never having one performance ever be the same as another...
Who is Merce Cunningham?
This inspirational modern choreographer used the techniques of Lester Horton to create works on his dancers that would last a lifetime...
Who is Alvin Ailey?
This company is synonymous with American Ballet, although it's founders were not necessarily American...
What is the New York City Ballet?
Cunningham's favorite musician, he sometimes took more risk than the dancers themselves...
Who is John Cage?
Defecting Russia while in Paris, this dancer was known for his excellence onstage, and his unruly temper off stage...
Who is Rudolf Nureyev?
This feminist choreographer is also known as a minimalist artist...
Who is Yvonne Rainer?
He can do it all...from ballet to modern, from TV to movies...this guy was every ballerina's dream partner...
Who is Mikhail Baryshnikov?
This company currently has the largest standing building for dance in New York City, and perhaps the United States of America...
What is the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre
Paul Taylor fired her, but TAKEdance made her his assistant rehearsal director...
Who is Jill Echo?
Baryshnikov's long-time lover and partner, this Balanchine baby ballerina went through some tough times finding herself in the world of ballet...
Who is Gelsey Kirkland?
This post-modern choreographer was one of the founders of the Judson Dance Theatre...
Who is Trisha Brown?
This man's style and quality combines ballet and modern dance to create a linear aesthetic made famous today by companies such as Complexions Contemporary Ballet.
Who is Alonzo King?
This company, founded by NYCB dancer Edward Villella, has deep roots in the South even though it's inspirations came from the North...
What is Miami City Ballet?
Twyla liked the way Misha looked onstage with this Asian-American ballerina...
Who is Elaine Kudo?
Gerald Arpino was this man's right hand in creating a ballet company called by his last name.
Who is Robert Joffrey?
This American dancer and choreographer first dance in Hanya Holm's company...
Who is Alwin Nikolais?
This choreographer dabbled on concert stages as well as Broadway, and he "just couldn't wait to be King" for his Tony award winning work.
Who is Garth Fagan?
This company's exciting use of an exclamation point came after several rebrands of the like, where the company's main name remained the same...
What is Armitage Gone! Dance Company?
Is Cuban, or is it Puerto Rican? And what count is it on anyway?
What is salsa dance?
This famous Balanchine dancer recently retired from NYCB following a sexual harrassment scandal in the workplace...
Who is Peter Martins?
This "dancemaker" was known to be rash and divisive, but it was a condition of his childhood...all of his dancers loved him regardless...
Who is Paul Taylor?
This "Push Comes to Shove" choreographer established relationships with many of her favorite dancers, reusing them in several of her works and making them synonymous with her choreography...
Who is Twyla Tharp?
This contemporary ballet company uses its main aesthetic in its name...
What is LINES Contemporary Ballet Company?
This word is commonly used to describe something or someone who is different...not necessarily in a good or bad way, but as more of an observation...
What is eccentric?