Discuss some of the important contributions to ballet by those mentioned in the “Major Figures in Ballet” list.  Do an internet search on the major figures in ballet (do not research Louis XIV) to find more information regarding their role in ballet.  List their name, date of birth and death, what was significant about them,  what did they contribute to Ballet and Ballets they choreographed and/or performed in (you do not need to list every single ballet, only most significant ballets)   

Example:

Louis XIV (1638-1715):  He played his favorite roll as the god Apollo or Sun King in Ballet de Nuit (1653). He used dance a political tool that also depicted Louis as the human embodiment of the brilliance and splendor of France. He was the "center of the universe," when he played the Sun King (tying into the idea that the sun was the center of the universe by Galileo) and head of the church. His birthday was celebrated by the Ballet Dela fe Licite (1639) He made his debut in Ballet de Cassandra (1651).

 

1. Typed 12pt Font - File upload
2. Approximately 1 short paragraph per "Major Figure in Ballet" (2 pts each)
3. Cite your sources in MLA format - Works Cited 

List of Major Ballet Figures

Balthezar de Beaujoyeulx

Pierre Beauchamp

Jean Baptiste Lully

Marie Camargo

Jean-Antoine de Baif**

Jean Georges Noverre

Fillippo Taglioni

Marie Taglioni

Jules Perrot

Marius Petipa 

Lev Ivanov

Michel Fokine

Serge Diaghilev 

Vaslav Nijinski

George Balanchine

Jiri Kylian

Mikhail Baryshnikov

William Forsythe

Ohad Naharin

Sylvie Guillem

Jaques d'Amboise**

Mathew Bourne

Trey McIntyre