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George Balanchine

George Balanchine shaped modern ballet as a Russian-born American choreographer. His innovative approach emphasized musi...

Ballet Neoclassical 20TH Century Nycb

10.0 Brilliant

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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

9.9 Brilliant

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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

9.9 Brilliant

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Merce Cunningham

Merce Cunningham reshaped twentieth-century dance through his innovative approach. He developed a system incorporating c...

Modern American 20TH Century Experimental

9.7 Brilliant

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Pina Bausch

Pina Bausch was a German choreographer renowned for her innovative Tanztheater style. Her work, primarily developed at T...

German 20TH Century Experimental Tanztheater

9.7 Brilliant

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Isadora Duncan

Isadora Duncan developed a revolutionary approach to dance in the early 20th century. Rejecting traditional ballet’s con...

Modern American Pioneer Early 20TH Century

9.7 Brilliant

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Mary Wigman

Mary Wigman (1883-1973) was a pioneering German choreographer whose work fundamentally shaped dance in the 20th century....

German 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

9.7 Brilliant

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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

9.6 Brilliant

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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

9.5 Brilliant

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Ruth St. Denis

Ruth St. Denis was a pivotal figure in the development of modern dance. She established Denishawn with Ted Shawn, explor...

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.4 Excellent

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Arthur Mitchell

Arthur Mitchell was a groundbreaking choreographer known for his innovative Dance Theatre of Harlem company. He fused cl...

Ballet African American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.4 Excellent

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Anna Halprin

Anna Halprin was a significant 20th-century American choreographer who profoundly impacted dance. Her work moved beyond...

American 20TH Century Pioneer Postmodern

9.3 Excellent

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Mats Ek

Mats Ek was a significant 20th-century Swedish choreographer renowned for his intensely expressive and often unconventio...

Contemporary Ballet 20TH Century Expressionist Swedish

9.3 Excellent

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Hanya Holm

Hanya Holm was a pioneering 20th-century choreographer renowned for her innovative approach to modern dance. She introdu...

Modern 20TH Century Pioneer Broadway

9.2 Excellent

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Germaine Acogny

Germaine Acogny is a pioneering choreographer recognized for her significant contributions to contemporary dance. Born i...

Contemporary 20TH Century Pioneer Senegalese

9.1 Excellent

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Doris Humphrey

Doris Humphrey was an American modern dance pioneer whose theoretical framework of fall and recovery heavily influenced...

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.0 Excellent

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Mrinalini Sarabhai

Mrinalini Sarabhai was an Indian classical dancer who founded the Darpana Academy of Performing Arts in 1949, creating w...

Classical Indian 20TH Century Pioneer

8.9 Great

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Eiko Otake

Eiko Otake is a Japanese choreographer who forms the duo Eiko & Koma, creating intensely slow, sculptural performances t...

20TH Century Japanese American Butoh Slowness

8.9 Great

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Eleo Pomare

Eleo Pomare was a Colombian-American choreographer whose socially conscious works, like his 1964 piece Blues for the Jun...

Modern 20TH Century Expressionist Social Justice

8.3 Great

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Mui Cheuk-yin

Mui Cheuk-yin is a pioneering Hong Kong choreographer who founded DanceArt Hong Kong and is recognized for blending trad...

Contemporary 20TH Century Pioneer Chinese

8.2 Great