💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ailey"
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| alvin aileynoun | Alvin Ailey Jr. (January 5, 1931 – December 1, 1989) was an American dancer, director, choreographer, and activist who founded the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. |
| balletnoun | (dance) A classical form of dance. |
| balanchinenoun | united states dancer and choreographer (born in russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) |
| choreographynoun | (uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet. |
| george balanchinenoun | united states dancer and choreographer (born in russia) noted for his abstract and formal works (1904-1983) |
| repertorynoun | A specific set of works that a company performs. |
| merce cunninghamnoun | Mercier Philip "Merce" Cunningham (April 16, 1919 – July 26, 2009) was an American dancer and choreographer who was at the forefront of American modern dance for more than 50 years. |
| jerome robbinsnoun | (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. |
| terpsichorenoun | (Greek mythology) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne. |
| joffreynoun | united states choreographer (1930-1988) |
| flamenconoun | (uncountable) A genre of folk music and dance native to Andalusia, in Spain. |
| classical balletnoun | any of the traditional, formal styles of ballet that exclusively employ classical ballet technique. |
| judith jamisonnoun | Judith Ann Jamison (May 10, 1943 – November 9, 2024) was an American dancer and choreographer. |
| tap dancenoun | A rhythmic dance in which the heels and toes of the dancer's shoes make a series of clicks. |
| diaghilevnoun | russian ballet impresario who founded the russian ballet and later introduced it to the west (1872-1929) |
| choreographersnoun | A person who choreographs. |
| twyla tharpnoun | (born July 1, 1941) an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City. |
| jazznoun | (music) A musical art form rooted in West African cultural and musical expression and in the African American blues tradition, with diverse influences over time, commonly characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms and improvisation. |
| repetiteurnoun | (music, theater) A tutor or coach of ballet dancers or opera singers. |
| harlem renaissancenoun | (historical) An intellectual and cultural revival of African-American music, dance, art, and literature centered in Harlem, Manhattan, in the 1920s and 1930s. |
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