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George Balanchine

A Russian-born American choreographer and co-founder of New York City Ballet, George Balanchine helped shape modern ball...

Ballet Neoclassical 20TH Century Nycb

9.15 Excellent

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Martha Graham

Martha Graham was a pivotal 20th-century American choreographer. Her innovative technique, developed in the 1920s, remai...

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.13 Excellent

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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire was an American choreographer renowned for his innovative and elegant dance style. His work defined ballroo...

American 20TH Century Film Ballroom

9.06 Excellent

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Pina Bausch

At Tanztheater Wuppertal, German choreographer Pina Bausch developed a form of dance theater that brought movement into...

German 20TH Century Experimental Tanztheater

8.92 Great

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Merce Cunningham

Chance procedures helped Merce Cunningham rethink how twentieth-century dance could be made. The American choreographer...

Modern American 20TH Century Experimental

8.91 Great

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Mary Wigman

Mary Wigman (1883-1973) was a German dancer and choreographer closely associated with Ausdruckstanz, or expressionist da...

German 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

8.88 Great

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Frederick Ashton

Frederick Ashton (1904-1989) was a prominent British choreographer whose work significantly influenced ballet. He develo...

Ballet Royal Ballet 20TH Century Lyrical

8.83 Great

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Kazuo Ohno

Japanese dancer and choreographer Kazuo Ohno was a formative figure in butoh, a performance tradition associated with ex...

Japanese 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

8.83 Great

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Tatsumi Hijikata

Tatsumi Hijikata was a pivotal Japanese choreographer and theatre practitioner. He is most recognized as a foundational...

Avant Garde Japanese 20TH Century Founder

8.83 Great

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Alvin Ailey

Alvin Ailey reshaped American dance through his innovative choreography blending modern techniques with rich African and...

Modern African American American 20TH Century

8.79 Great

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Busby Berkeley

Busby Berkeley was an American choreographer renowned for his innovative and highly stylized dance sequences in Hollywoo...

American 20TH Century Film Spectacle

8.79 Great

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Jerome Robbins

Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) was a highly influential American choreographer renowned for his innovative blending of balle...

Ballet American 20TH Century Broadway

8.74 Great

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Katherine Dunham

Katherine Dunham was a pioneering choreographer who blended Caribbean, African, and modern dance traditions. Her work, b...

Modern African American 20TH Century Caribbean

8.74 Great

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Rukmini Devi Arundale

Rukmini Devi Arundale was a pivotal 20th-century choreographer renowned for her dedication to reviving and popularizing...

Indian 20TH Century Pioneer Bharatanatyam

8.74 Great

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Maurice Béjart

Maurice Béjart was a prominent 20th-century choreographer of French origin who developed a distinctive style blending ba...

Ballet French 20TH Century Theatrical

8.69 Great

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Yvonne Rainer

Yvonne Rainer was an American choreographer whose work profoundly impacted modern dance. As co-founder of Judson Dance T...

American Minimalist 20TH Century Postmodern

8.69 Great

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Lester Horton

Lester Horton was a pivotal 20th-century American choreographer renowned for developing the Horton Technique. This metho...

Modern American Multicultural 20TH Century

8.69 Great

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Agnes de Mille

Agnes de Mille was a prominent 20th-century choreographer known for her innovative work blending classical ballet with m...

Ballet Narrative American 20TH Century

8.69 Great

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Jack Cole

Jack Cole (1912-1985) was a prominent American choreographer influential in 20th-century theater and film. He developed...

American 20TH Century Film Jazz

8.65 Great

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Min Tanaka

Min Tanaka is a Japanese choreographer known for his experimental work blending butoh with natural movement. He establis...

Nature Japanese 20TH Century Experimental

8.37 Great