Dance History

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  • Jan 1, 1400

    Ballet

    Ballet
    Ballet was founded in Italy in the 1400's.
    Sergei Diaghilev.
    George Balanchine
    William Forsythe
    Paul Taylor
    Mikhail Baryshnikov
    Twyla Tharp
  • Period: Jan 1, 1400 to

    Dance

  • Tap dancing

    Tap dancing
    In the mid-1600s, Scottish and Irish brought their social dances to the New World".
    Master Juba (William Henry Lane)
    Maceo Anderson
    Fred Astaire
    Cholly Atkins
    Bill Bailey
    Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates

  • Modern

    Modern
    Although modern dance originated in Europe, by 1930 the United States had become the center for dance experimentation.
    Loie Fuller
    Isadora Duncan
    Ruth St. Denis
    Ted Shawn

  • Jazz

    Jazz
    Originated from New Orleans in the 1950's.
    (Bill “Bojangles” Robinson a black tap dancer)
    Katherine Dunham
    Lester Horton
    Jack Cole

  • Contemporary

    Contemporary
    The existence of this artistic trend had already been recognized since the 1950's Contemporary dance origins extend the world, with early development in both Europe and North America.
    Alvin Ailey
    Bob Fosse

  • Hip hop

    Hip hop
    Hip Hop originated in the South Bronx in 1973
    Clive Campbell
    Bambaataa

  • Lyrical

    Lyrical
    Started late 1970's- early 1980's in the U.K..
    Suzi Taylor,
    Tracie Stanfield,
    Brian Friedman, Mia Michaels,
    Blake McGrath,
    Rodney Diverlus,
    Dan Karaty.