Allie, Karuna, and Kayla's powerpoint presentation. Enjoy!

1. By: Allie Zang, Karuna Mizusaki, Kayla Jowski

2.  Created in the Renaissance
Period (1500’s) in Italy
 Main Characteristics:
• Structured positions and steps
• Different styles of ballet exist
• Ballets tell stories
• Classical music
• Negative aspects: eating
disorders, competitive, low pay

4.  Marius Petipa
• Worked closely with the
composer Tchaikovsky
• Created ballets such as Swan
Lake and the Nutcracker
• Originally was a principal
(top) dancer at the Paris
Opera Ballet

5.  George Balanchine
• His style is regarded as neo-
classical
• Unlike Petipa, Balanchine de-
emphasized plots
• Choreography: quick jumps,
lots of turns, and lots of
changing arms
• Copyrighted ballets

6.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2MUi4w0

7.  Early1900’s
 Main Characteristics:
• Less structured
• “Pedestrian” Movements
• Costume
 Runs, skips, jumps
 Bare feet, bare legs
 Loose Tunics
• Mime
 Large Gestures

9.  Isadora Duncan (1877-1927)
• Greek Sculptures
• Life, wind, waves

10. “The dancer of the future will be one
whole body and soul grown so
harmoniously together that the natural
language of that soul will have become
the movement of the human body. The
dancer will not belong to any nation but
to all humanity.” –Isadora Duncan

11.  http://youtu.be/B--BW0T9tsA

13.  Martha Graham (1894-1991)
• *Use of fabric*
• Dramatic
• Express emotion

14.  http://youtu.be/xgf3xgbKYko

15.  Doris Humphrey (1895-1958)
• “dancing from the inside out”
• Movements based on fall and recovery

16. Ruth St. Denis joined the
Denishawn Dance School and
Company in L.A. and soon became
a leading soloist.

17.  Alvin Ailey (1931-1989)
• Transformation to
Contemporary

18.  http://youtu.be/Ds9VQG1D8yM

20.  Paul Taylor (1930-
present)
• Duet (1957)
• Esplanade (1975) Walking,
running, jumping, falling

22. TRADITIONAL BALLET MODERN BALLET
Structure: Less Structured
• Pointed Feet • Life-like
•Accurate Arms Movements
•Strong Back • No Rules
•Delicate Movements • Back Contraction

23.  Contemporary Dance emerged from combining
Classical ballet with Jazz/Lyrical, with influences from
many other cultures like African.
 Main Characteristics
• Tricks
• Emotion
• Facial Expressions
• Music
Anything created after the 1970’s was considered contemporary.

24.  Choreographers
• Mia Michaels
• Travis Wall
• Victor Smalley
• Sonya Tayeh
• Tokyo

25.  Mia Micheals
• 3 Emmy Nominations
• I Emmy
• Most sought our choreographer worldwide.

26.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38XIFZLl

27.  Travis Wall
• Danced on So You Think You Can Dance

28.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi1GYQv

29.  Victor Smalley
• Owns Stars Dance Studio
• On Dance Moms Miami
• Contestant on SYTYCD
• His first passion was art

30.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gqv76KR

31.  Sonya Tayeh
• Studied at Wayne State University
• Choreographer on SYTYCD
• Top most wanted choreographers in the world.

32.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6tp8xBy

33.  Toyko
• Works in LA
• He started off in Kalamazoo, MI
• Top wanted guest choreographer in the world.

34.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qury1Fqv

35.  Modern dance= story-less, no plot.
 Ballet was created for aesthetic appeal.
Modern dance was created for
emotional appeal.
 Martha Graham and Doris Humphrey
were concerned with externalizing
personal, authentic, personal
experience.
 Ballet costumes are more extravagant
and elaborate

36.  Fromballet to modern/contemporary
dance, the costumes have become more
simple and minimal.

37. Now it’s YOUR turn to
learn dance! Get on
your feet and start
stretching!

38. 1st Position

39.  2nd Position

40.  3rd Position

41.  4th Position

42.  5th Position