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Enrico Cecchetti
Enrico Cecchetti served as the primary dance teacher for all the Russian dancers while they were dancing for the Ballet Russes company. In 1918 Enrico decided to opened a dance school in London. Enrico dance method had a fixed regimen with set exercises for his dancers to do each day of the working week. -
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Agrippina Vaganova
Agrippina Vaganova had many accomplishments in her dancing career. But she also had great struggles as a dancer. Therefore, she didn’t achieve the status of prima ballerina until a year before she retired as a dancer. Agrippina began teaching at the Imperial Ballet School after she retire as a dancer. Agrippina was a very influence dancer ,teacher and author to so many people. -
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Kurt Joss
Kurt started his dancing career in the 1920s by dancing lead roles created by Rudolf von Laban. Eventually Kurt met Fritz Cohen who was a Jewish composer who work with Kurt on the dance pieces that he created. Both Kurt and Fritz shared the same belief that choreography and musical composition should evolve together to give the expression of the dramatic idea in unified style and form of dance. -
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George Balanchine
George was a huge influence on American Ballet history because he open up a ballet School called American Ballet, New York City Ballet. Therefore, George was able to created 400 choreographed dances, Therefore, George transformed American dance and created neoclassical ballet. Here is a list of dances that Anthony choregraphed The Four Temperaments (1946) Stars and Stripes (1958) Jewels (1967) -
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Lincoln Kirsten
Lincoln Kirsten was a writer, impresario, art connoisseur, philanthropist, and cultural figure for New York City. Therefore, the main reason why he was so important to American ballet history is because he was one of those rare talents who touch so many people lives artistically. For example, Lincoln commissioned and helped fund the physical home of the New York City Ballet. He also helped organize a 1959 American tour that was for musicians and dancers around the world. -
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Anthony Tudor
Anthony was a huge influence on American Ballet history because his style in ballet was was accepted as one of the great originals of modern dance forms of all times. For example, Anthony choreography work is considered as modern psychological expression. Here is a list of dances that Anthony choregraphed The story of Lilac Garden Dark Elegies (1937) The Leaves are Fading (1975) -
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Robert Joffrey
Robert was important to America ballet because he was the co-president of the International Dance Committee. Also, Robert won many dance awards. Gerald Arpino was a dancer and choreographer. While Gerald was important to America ballet because Gerald became Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet in 1988. Eventually Gerald moved The Joffrey Ballet company to Chicago. Also, Gerald was named The artistic Director Emeritus" as a search for a successor began. -
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Arthur Mitchell
Arthur Mitchell was a ballet dancer, choreographer, and founder and director of ballet companies. Author actually became the very first African-American dancer to be granted the right to join any American ballet company. Therefore, Author opened the door for other African-Americans ballet dancers to be able to join any ballet dance company that their heart desire. He created two dance piece that were notable. These dances include South African Suite (1999) and Creole Giselle (1984). -
Mats Ek
Mats Ek is a dancer ballet choreographer, and stage director. At 17 mats decided to take a summer dance course. After Mats completed the summer dance course he decided that he want to pursued theatrical studies at the Marieborg Folks College in Sweden. After Mats graduated from college he became a choreographer for The Cullberg Ballet company. Here is a list of some of his notable choreographed work that he did this include Don Giovanni (1999) and Andromaque (2001). -
Jiri Kylian
Jiri Kylian is a former dancer and contemporary dance choreographer. Jiri received a scholarship to study at the Royal Ballet School in 1967. After Jiri graduated from Royal Ballet School in 1968. he joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1968 where he was a choreographer. Also, Jiri became artistic director of Nederland's Dan's Theatre in 1975 and he remained in that position until 1999 Sarabande (1990)
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Mikhail Baryshnikov
Mikhail first started his dancing career by dancing in the American Ballet Theatre company. Mikhail later joined The New York City Ballet company as a principal dancer for one season to learn neoclassical ballet. After Mikhail learn neoclassical ballet at New York City Ballet company he then return to American Ballet Theatre company where he later became artistic director. Also, Mikhail promoted modern dance in the many projects that he is part of. -
William Forsythe
William Forsythe is a dancer and choreographer. William dancing career began studying at the ballet Joffrey Ballet School in New York in 1969 to 1973. While in 1973 William join another dance company called Stuttgart Ballet were he began creating dances. William has also produced and collaborated on numerous project. Also he had received many awards for his choreography that he had created.
In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated 1987
The Loss of Small Detail 2015
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Alonzo King
Alonzo King have created over 165 ballets so far in his lifetime. Alonzo theories when creating dances is that he focus on imbuing classical ballet with other styles of ballet. -
Ohad Naharin
During Ohad time as the artistic director of The Batsheva Dance Company he did not allow his dancers to rehearse in front of a mirror to enable his dancers from self-critiquing themselves by looking at a mirror while dancing. At the end of day this allows his dancers to feel the movements and steps while they were dancing within themselves. -
Edouard Lock
Edouard Lock is a choreographer and the founder of a Canadian dance group called La La La Human Steps. Edouard started his began his choreographic career at the age of 20. Eventually Edouard founded the dance company called La La La Human Steps in 1980. Edouard also have been in a Various films. Some films that Edouard been in is Le Petit Musée de Vélasquez and Inspirations by British director Michael Apted. -
Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon
Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon were dancers and choreographers. They both became a dancer duo. The dancers partners work really well together and they really help each other out out. Sol Leon wasn't list as a dance partner or choreographer until years later. Instead she was listed as a producer of sets and costumes. -
Wayne McGregor
Wayne McGregor is a multi award winning British choreographer and director. Also Wayne is the Artistic Director for Studio Wayne McGregor company and is the Resident Choreographer for The Royal Ballet company. Wayne also have creative dance pieces for film, theatre, opera, fashion, technology, and TV. He also had made over 30 pieces for dance performances for the dance Company that he founded call Wayne McGregor. -
Christopher Wheeldon
Christopher started his dance career by attending the Royal Ballet School between the ages of 11 to 18 years old. Christopher also won a gold medal at the Prix de Lausanne competition in 1991. Christopher became a choreographer in 2001. Christopher also did an Emmy award winning fly on the wall TV documentary called Strictly Bolsho.
After the Rain (2005)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011)