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  2. Twyla Tharp - Wikipedia

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    Twyla Tharp (/ ˈ t w aɪ l ə ˈ θ ɑːr p /; born July 1, 1941) is an American dancer, choreographer, and author who lives and works in New York City.In 1965 she formed the company Twyla Tharp Dance, which merged with American Ballet Theatre in 1988.

  3. Nine Sinatra Songs - Wikipedia

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    Tharp made Nine Sinatra Songs for the Twyla Tharp Dance. [1] The ballet, danced by seven couples, depicts different stages of romantic relationships. [ 3 ] After researching ballroom dancing , particularly the couple Vernon and Irene Castle , for the 1981 film Ragtime , Tharp decided to incorporate ballroom dancing into the choreography of Nine ...

  4. Push Comes to Shove - Wikipedia

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    Push Comes to Shove may refer to: Push Comes to Shove, a 1994 album by Jackyl; Push Comes to Shove, a rock song by Van Halen for their 1981 album Fair Warning; Push Comes to Shove, an animated short film by Bill Plympton; Push Comes to Shove, the title of both a book and a ballet by Twyla Tharp "Push Comes To Shove", a song by Aerosmith from ...

  5. Contemporary ballet - Wikipedia

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    Tharp choreographed Push Comes To Shove for ABT and Baryshnikov in 1976; [6] in 1986 she created In The Upper Room for her own company. Both of these pieces were considered innovative for their use of distinctly modern movements melded with the use of pointe shoes and classically trained dancers—for their use of contemporary ballet.

  6. Ballet - Wikipedia

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    George Balanchine is considered to have been a pioneer of contemporary ballet. Another early contemporary ballet choreographer, Twyla Tharp, choreographed Push Comes To Shove for the American Ballet Theatre in 1976, and in 1986 created In The Upper Room for her own company. Both of these pieces were considered innovative for their melding of ...

  7. Kenneth Schermerhorn - Wikipedia

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    He also conducted other ballets in which Baryshnikov appeared during the 1970s, such as Twyla Tharp's Push Comes To Shove. Schermerhorn was the music director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra from 1963 to 1965. [2] In 1968, he became the music director and conductor of the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. [2]

  8. History of ballet - Wikipedia

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    Following Baryshnikov's appointment as artistic director of American Ballet Theatre in 1980, he worked with various modern choreographers, most notably Twyla Tharp. Tharp choreographed Push Comes To Shove for ABT and Baryshnikov in 1976; in 1986 she created In The Upper Room for her own company. Both these pieces were considered innovative for ...

  9. Misty Copeland - Wikipedia

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    Copeland's strongest memory from the summer is working with choreographer Twyla Tharp on Push Comes to Shove". [47] Of the 150 dancers in the 2000 Summer Intensive Program, she was one of six selected to join the junior dance troupe. [46] Susan Fales-Hill speaking about Copeland in a 2015 video