Dance History between 1900 CE

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  • Robert le Diable

    Is an opera in five acts. It was successful on the opening night.

  • Giselle

    Is a romantic ballet in two acts. Its about a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart after knowing her love is betrowthed to another women.

  • The Black Crook

    It is considered to be the first of musical theatre.
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    Isadora Duncan

    Isadora was concidered to have created modern dance.

  • The Sleeping Beauty

    In the version Tchaikovsky, the parents of the parents had done the 100 year sleep and is now awaken for the wedding of the daughter to the prince.

  • serpantine dance

    It was a work by Loie Fuller, that showed both lighting and costume design of early modern dance

  • The nutcracker

    Is a two act ballet. Choreographed by Petipa. This dance is still being done today by many dance companies.
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    Martha Graham

    Graham was a student of Denishawn company. Her works made her get to the top.

  • Firebird

    This danc ewas performed by the Ballet Rosses, and choreographed by Michael Folkin.
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    Merce Cunningham

    Cunningham was a student og Martha Graham. In his way of creating his work he would utilize a dice.

  • School of American Ballet

  • Ballet Society/ NYC Balley

  • West Side Story

    Is an American musical choreographed by Jerome Robbins. Itsa based on William Shakespeare's Romoe and Juliet.

  • Jewels

    Is a three act ballet created for the New York City Ballet. by George Balanchine. It has three related movement of Emeralds, Rubys, and Diamonds.