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Around the 1400's the dances of the middle ages consist of dancers who danced to singing and inrtumental music. The music included viola da gamba, flute, lute, and other instruments made of string.
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Beaujoyeulx was an Italian dance and musician master who performed entertainment such as Ballet Comique de la Royne.
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During the wedding of Catherine de Medici, the dancers performed in allgoric formations that were veiwed from above. She loved the style of theItalins so her life was all about Italy. She aslo popularized perfume and the high heel.
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The Renaissance consisted of coupled dancing that was vibrant and full of leaps and kicking steps. Dance like these can be found in a dance manual called the Orchesographie written by Thoinot Arbeau.
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King Louis XIV celebrated his life every second of the day as if it was a performance. He had his first perfomance called Ballet de la Felicite the year he was born. As he got older he begain to realize that his performing career was coming to an end. In result he creat the a theater for professional ballet dancers that is still standing today called, Paris Opera Ballet.
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Lully was an artist who composed many musical scores. Although he moved to FRance, he was known in Italy for Commedia dell'arte. This was a form of drama that was poularized and continued to remain popular in the middle of the 16th century and on.
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Dancing master of Louis XIV who was payed the highest of the kingfs servents.
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Created a peice called Giacomo Meyerbeer's in 1831 that was shown at the Paris Opera.
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Father of Marie Taglioni and choreogrpahed La sylphide in 1832.
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Taglioni was an idol to women during her time. Her career grew when she danced the role of Sylphide.
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the rivary of Marie Taglioni.
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A time were people got so involved in watching the preformance of ballet that they became clinically obsessed.
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Choreographed the La Sylphide that we see today.
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A dramatic story line of a peasent girl with a heart medication that falls in love with a noble. Choreographed by Jules Perot.
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Loie Fuller created lighting design for dance. She danced the Serpentine dance with her long silk costume.
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Last ballet performed of the Romantic era, choreographed by St. Leon.
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Life span of Maude Allen
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Lifespan of isadora Duncan the mother of modern dance.
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Married to Ted Shawn and they both created the Denisshawn Company.
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Ted Shawn's life span
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Danced by Loie Fuller
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Danced with the Denis Shawn company and branched off to her own style. She came up with the idea of Contraction and release.
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Danced the Dying Swan for Ballet Russe that was choreogrpahed by Michel Fokine
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Lifespan
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This company founded by Diaghelev flourished during this time
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These two paired up and created the idea of fall and recovery
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Martha Graham
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Jerome Robbins
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The two of them created Tamaris Nagrin Company
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Ballet Comique de la Reine was staged by Beaujoyeulx. This performance was a very important that creatively attempted and extended spectacle choregraphically.
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Choreographed for the Ballet Russe. Firebird, cleopatre, Les sylphide and more
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Choreographer of Ballet Russe who also came to America to start a company. He chroeographed Apollo and the Prodigal son for Ballet Russe