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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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Alvin Ailey

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

Modern African American American 20TH Century

9.6 Brilliant

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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

9.6 Brilliant

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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

9.5 Brilliant

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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

9.5 Brilliant

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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

9.5 Brilliant

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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

9.5 Brilliant

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Kenneth MacMillan

Kenneth MacMillan was a prominent 20th-century British choreographer renowned for his dramatically intense and psycholog...

Ballet Royal Ballet 20TH Century Dramatic

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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Jiří Kylián

Jiří Kylián was a twentieth-century choreographer renowned for his innovative and emotionally resonant works within cont...

Ballet Contemporary Ballet 20TH Century Czech

9.3 Excellent

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Roland Petit

Roland Petit was a prominent French choreographer influential throughout the 20th century. He established the Ballets de...

Ballet French 20TH Century Theatrical

9.3 Excellent

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Israel Galván

Israel Galván was a highly influential Spanish choreographer known for his innovative and intensely physical approach to...

Spanish Avant Garde 21ST Century Experimental

9.2 Excellent

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Bill T. Jones

Bill T. Jones is a prominent American choreographer known for his deeply moving and politically charged dance works. His...

African American 20TH Century Theatrical Political

9.2 Excellent

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John Neumeier

John Neumeier is a prominent choreographer renowned for his intensely dramatic ballet productions. Born in America and w...

Ballet Narrative 20TH Century Hamburg

9.1 Excellent

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Shen Wei

Shen Wei is a contemporary choreographer recognized for his innovative movement vocabulary and large-scale productions....

Contemporary Olympic 21ST Century Visual Art

9.1 Excellent

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Ronald K. Brown

Ronald K. Brown is an African-American choreographer and founder of Evidence, A Dance Company, known for blending Africa...

Modern African American 21ST Century African

8.7 Great

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Kyle Abraham

Kyle Abraham is an American contemporary choreographer and MacArthur Fellow who founded A.I.M by Kyle Abraham, celebrate...

African American Contemporary 21ST Century Hip Hop

8.6 Great

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Lula Washington

Lula Washington is an American dancer and choreographer who founded the Lula Washington Dance Theatre in Los Angeles in...

Modern African American Community 21ST Century

8.2 Great

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Mark Godden

Mark Godden is a Canadian choreographer and former dancer who serves as the resident choreographer for the Royal Winnipe...

Ballet Contemporary Ballet Narrative Canadian

8.0 Great

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Reggie Wilson

Reggie Wilson is an American choreographer who founded Fist and Heel Performance Group in 1985, exploring African diaspo...

African American Contemporary 21ST Century Ritual

7.9 Good