Ballet Vocab
She founded the style of Ballet we study
Who is Agrippina Vagamova
The father of classical ballet
Who is Marius Petipa
The founding year of the Academy
What is 1985
Levels
What are low, medium and high
The Hartford Ballet
What is where Jeanne & Thomas met
Take off from one foot, landing on two.
To assemble.
What is assemblé
American dancer/choreographer known for "contraction and release"
Who is Martha Graham
This number of dance teachers that attended the Academy
What is 4
Moving from one place to another, staying in place
What are locomotor and non-locomotor movements
Where Tracy & Alexa met
What is the Judy Dworin Performance Ensemble (now Justice Dance Performance Ensemble)
Open. Opened
What is ouvert
They taught Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman and Doris Humphrey
Who are Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn or Denishawn
The first building the Academy was in
What is a converted Funeral Home
Sagittal, horizontal, vertical
What are planes
The town with the most dance majors
What is Manchester
Interweaving or braiding
What is entrechat
The assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King inspired them to start this company
Who is Arthur Mitchel of the Dance Theater of Harlem
The year the Academy moved the Learning Corridor
What is 2000
Moving, occurring, or performed in a backward direction
What is retrograde
HS-249
What is Studio B
Temps de flèche
What is arrow movement
They are the head of the German Modern Dance movement
Who is Rudolf Von Laban
The Academy's first name
Creator of Critical Response
Who is Liz Lerman
Choreographers' for 2025 Choreographers' Showcase
Who are Thomas Giroir. Ricky Flagg, Urban Bush Women (Tendayi Kuumba), Jose Limon (Nine Watt) and Laura Glenn