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Arthur Duncan For other people named Arthur Duncan, see Arthur Duncan (disambiguation). Arthur Duncan (born September 25, 1933 in Pasadena, California) is a tap dancer, known for his stint as a performer on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1964 to 1982, which made him the first African-American regular on a variety television program.
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The Young Fans Peggy even tells Lucy that she wants him to be her escort for an upcoming school dance. Lucy tries to reason with the teen, asking her if there are any young gentlemen her own age who she finds appealing. Peggy says that most boys her age are so icky, but there is this one fellow, Arthur. The downside is that Arthur doesn't know how to dance. Lucy says that she'll teach Arthur to dance, and she does so. The consequence is that Arthur develops a crush on Lucy. Peggy angrily thinks that Lucy stole away her beau, and she says that she deserves to get Ricky's affections as compensation.
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- ‘Breaking with convention, Duncan was the first American dancer to de-emphasize scenery and costumes in favour of a simple stage setting and simple costumes.’ ‘It asserts the value of a socialist ethic that de-emphasises self-promotion.’
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- Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company. Celebrate with us at The Joyce Theater. The Art of Isadora Lori Belilove & The Isadora Duncan Dance Company with Guest Artist Sara Mearns Principal Dancer, New York City Ballet June 19, 2017 7:30pm The Joyce Theater BUY NOW In the year of Isadora Duncan’s 140th birthday, Lori Belilove….
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Leslie Caron French dancer Leslie Caron, who burst onto the scene as the star of the 1951 musical, An American in Paris, is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning actress and two-time Oscar nominee. Serendipity had as much a role to play in a career spanning 65 years as did her prodigious talent and timeless charm.
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Ailey, Alvin American black gay choreographer, dancer and director, the founder of the famous Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Ailey combined African American movement with his own feelings and experience with spirituals, jazz and contemporary music in a unique fashion.
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Cyd Charisse, 86, Silken Dancer of Movies, Dies Cyd Charisse, 86, Silken Dancer of Movies, Dies. , the leggy beauty whose balletic grace made her a memorable partner for Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly in classic MGM musicals like “Singin’ in the Rain,” “The Band Wagon” and “Brigadoon,” died on Tuesday in Los Angeles. She was believed to be 86.
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- About Us. Ballet Folklorico Folklórico. Tapatio Tapatío Ballet folklorico folklórico tapatio(tapatío)(is) a 501 c 3 non profit organization established in 1997 under the direction Of Master dance instructor sergio valle and the leadership Of Owner And., founder eduardo baca sr and withthe Help And Support. of lupe klein avilesallet Folklorico Folklórico. Tapatio Tapatío Ballet folklorico folklórico tapatio(tapatío)(is) a 501 c 3 non profit organization established in 1997 under the direction Of Master dance instructor sergio valle and the leadership Of Owner And., founder eduardo baca sr and withthe Help And Support. of lupe klein aviles
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Biography Isadora Duncan (1877-1927) Angela Isadora Duncan was born in 1877 in San Francisco, California. As a child she studied ballet, Delsarte technique and burlesque forms like skirt dancing. She began her professional career in Chicago in 1896, where she met the theatrical producer Augustin Daly.
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Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident Dancer Isadora Duncan is killed in car accident. On September 14, 1927, dancer Isadora Duncan is strangled in Nice, France, when the enormous silk scarf she is wearing gets tangled in the rear hubcaps of her open car. Isadora Duncan was born in 1877 in San Francisco and moved to Europe to become a dancer when she was in her early 20s.
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Bill Robinson Bill Robinson. Bill Bojangles Robinson (May 25, 1878 – November 25, 1949) was an American tap dancer and actor, the best known and most highly paid African-American entertainer in the first half of the twentieth century. His long career mirrored changes in American entertainment tastes and technology.
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Green Mile actor Michael Clarke Duncan, 54, dies two months after suffering severe heart attack Scroll down for video... 1  Tragedy: Michael Clarke Duncan, pictured with fiancée Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth in February at a Grammys party, has died aged 54, two months after suffering a severe heart attack. 2  Hollywood success: Michael was nominated for an Oscar following his performance in 1999's The Green Mile.
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- Since taking over the fledgling Texas troupe a quarter of a century ago, he has become known for his full-length story ballets and has taken his work--which has a distinctly British crispness coupled with a Texan exuberance--around the world.
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- Yvonne Craig (1937–2015) Yvonne Joyce Craig was born on May 16, 1937 in Taylorville, Illinois. As a young teenager, Yvonne showed such promise as a dancer that she was accepted to Denham's Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo. Her training progressed until she left the company in 1957 over a disagreement on casting changes.
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- 1 The Beginnings of Modern Dance. 2  Modern dance was born, of all places, in San Francisco, the birthplace of the American dancer Isadora Duncan, a pioneer in the new free dance style. 3  Isadora's aim was to strip ballet of all superfluousness and to express in movement the essence of life rather than to tell a story through character or situation.
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- Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn KG KT KP GCB GCSI GCMG GCIE GCVO GBE VD TD ADC(P) PC (Arthur William Patrick Albert; 1 May 1850 – 16 January 1942) was a member of the British Royal Family who served as the Governor General of Canada, the tenth since Canadian Confederation.
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HISTORY OF BALLET HISTORY OF BALLET. King Louis XIV Ballet was invented in 1459 in Italy for a royal wedding. At the banquet, the performers did dances representing the dishes being served. For instance, imagine a ‘broccoli dance.' Ballet got a great boost in the 1700s in France when King Louis XIV (14th) appeared on stage as a dancer. He founded the Paris Opera Ballet in an old abandoned indoor tennis court. King Louis' teacher was a man named Pierre Beauchamp who in 1671 became the first director of the first ballet training school in Paris.
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Isadora Quagmire 1 Isadora and her brother Duncan are likely named after Isadora Duncan, an American-born, modern dancer from the Victorian era (born 1877). 2  Duncan died tragically when her long, flowing scarf became caught in the open-spoked wheel of a car in which she was a passenger, breaking her neck.
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- Watch: Ballet Star Sergei Polunin Performs in Documentary ‘Dancer’ (EXCLUSIVE) LONDON — Variety has been given exclusive access to a clip from Steven Cantor’s feature-length documentary “Dancer,” about the “bad boy of ballet,” Ukrainian dancer Sergei Polunin.
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Diaghilev's Ballets Russes 1909-1929 George Balanchine (January 22, 1904 - April 30, 1983) The Balanchine Method is a ballet technique and training system devised by the Russian dancer and choreographer George Balanchine and initially used at the New York City Ballet. It requires extreme speed, very deep plie, unconventional arms and hands, and emphasis on lines, especially in decale.
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- Isadora Duncan. Isadora Duncan was born in Oakland, California in 1877. Her mother was an accomplished pianist who introduced her to the great composers, whose music later inspired Isadora's creation of a new dance form. Isadora's genius was appreciated by her family when she was very young, but her revolutionary ideas on dance were not well accpeted in America.
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- Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is chosen to go on an extensive tour to the Far East, Southeast Asia and Australia as part of President John F. Kennedy’s progressive “President’s Special International Program for Cultural Presentations.”. Tour poster from Saigon, Vietnam, 1962.
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Arthur Tracy, 98, Musical Star Known as the Street Singer With his clear diction and troubadour manner, Mr. Tracy became known as the most American of singers. Actually, he was born Abba Tracovutsky in Kamenetz-Podolsk in Moldavia (on the borders of Ukraine and Romania).or many years he was one of that country's favorite American entertainers. He made movies in England, including ''Limelight'' with Anna Neagle, ''The Street Singer'' with Margaret Lockwood and ''Command Performance'' with Lilli Palmer.
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Bob Fosse - Dancer and Choreographer Performing Arts. One of the most influential men in jazz dance history, Bob Fosse created a unique dance style that is practiced in dance studios throughout the world. Early Life of Bob Fosse. Robert Louis Bob Fosse was born on June 23, 1927, in Chicago, Illinois.
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People, Locations, Episodes After the mill accident, people said he would never dance again. Clayton Peg Leg Bates started to dance again, using two broomsticks under his arm until his uncle, Whitt Stewart, made his peg leg. Within a short time, his peg leg matched the dancing ability of his other leg.
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Biography Michael Clarke Duncan (1957–2012) Michael Clarke Duncan was born on December 10, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois. Raised by his single mother, Jean, a house cleaner, on Chicago's South Side, Duncan grew up resisting drugs and alcohol, instead concentrating on school.