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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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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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Kazuo Ohno

Kazuo Ohno was a significant Japanese choreographer renowned for his intensely physical and deeply expressive movement v...

Japanese 20TH Century Expressionist Pioneer

9.6 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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Ted Shawn

Ted Shawn was an innovative choreographer instrumental in developing modern dance in America. He challenged established...

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.2 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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Padma Subrahmanyam

Padma Subrahmanyam is a choreographer renowned for her dedication to preserving and reviving Bharatanatyam, a classical...

Classical Indian 20TH Century Scholar

9.1 Excellent

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Doris Humphrey

Doris Humphrey was a significant 20th-century American choreographer known for her innovative approach to modern dance....

Modern American 20TH Century Pioneer

9.0 Excellent

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Yamini Krishnamurthy

Yamini Krishnamurthy was a pivotal 20th-century choreographer specializing in classical Indian dance forms. She signific...

Classical Indian 20TH Century Bharatanatyam

9.0 Excellent

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Mrinalini Sarabhai

Mrinalini Sarabhai was a pioneering choreographer deeply rooted in Indian classical dance traditions. She primarily work...

Classical Indian 20TH Century Pioneer

8.9 Great

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Chandralekha

Chandralekha was an Indian choreographer who merged Bharatanatyam with martial arts and yoga, creating a fiercely femini...

Contemporary Indian 20TH Century Feminist

8.5 Great

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Astad Deboo

Astad Deboo was an Indian contemporary dancer who pioneered a unique style blending Kathak and Kathakali, performing on...

Contemporary Indian 20TH Century Fusion

8.2 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