1900s-1920s
Husband-wife duo who set standards of ballroom dance, introduced the fox trot, the Castle walk
Who were Irene and Vernon Castle?
Known for classy style and elegance, was filmed in full-body shots with little to no editing of difficult steps
Brought elegance to ballet, ballroom dancing, jazz movements, and rhythmic intricacies of tap, partnered with Fred Astaire
Who was Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers?
Choreographer and director whose style is characterized by angular lines, limp wrists, subtley, humor and sensuality
Who is Bob Fosse?
Early MTV choreographer who started as a Laker's Girl, choreographed J. Jackson's "Nasty"
Who is Paula Abdul?
One of the first famous Black performers, "too risque" for American audiences, found success in France and became part of the French Resistance
Considered the best female tap dancer of the century, machine-gun footwork and film star leading lady
Who is Eleanor Powell?
Brought jazz dance to an art form, style was classical (uplifted look) with incorporations of isolations and yoga
Who is Gus Giordano?
Tap dancer famous for clear and percussive rhythms of feet; re-invented tap by bringing weight into ball of feet
Who was Bill "Bojangles" Robinson?
Choreographer and film director, created first true dance musical "On Your Toes", used dance to further the story in musicals
Who is George Balanchine?
Created world's first jazz dance technique, influenced by his own physical limitations, got his nickname from Gene Kelly
Who is Eugene "Luigi" Facciuto?
Early MTV choreographer for Madonna and M. Jackson's "Smooth Criminal," worked on tours, Broadway, film/TV, and opera
Who is Vince Patterson?
Choreographer for more than half of Astaire's movie musicals, innovations helped create golden age for musical films
Who is Hermes Pan?
Broadway dancer who starred in many of Fosse's works, helped co-choreograph "Fosse"
Who is Ann Reinking?
Broadway choreographer, choreographed of "A Chorus Line" in the 1970s and co-choreo. with Michael Peters for "Dreamgirls"
Who is Michael Bennett?
Famous for overhead shots, intricate staging, showgirls, and kaleidoscopic visual effects to capture geometric patterns in movies
Who is Busby Berkeley?
Choreographer who packaged Motown music artists with movement routines that gave them a distinctive flair
Who is Cholly Atkins?