Alison Becker Chase, Choreographer and dancer

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The Pilobolus Dance Theater was born in an introductory class in modern dance taught in 1971 at Dartmouth College by the choreographer and dancer Alison Becker Chase, who was generally considered the 'mother' of the troupe. Chase choreographed more than 40 major works for Pilobolus and performed in many of them, winning critical acclaim before she was ousted from the company in 2005 by its board of directors.

Chase, Alison Becker

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Yuen Wo Ping, filmmaker and choreographer of martial-arts movies

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After years of performing in front of and behind the camera, Yuen Wo Ping is today a master choreographer of martial-art sequences, best known for his work in the genre-bending films 'The Matrix' and 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'.

China, Yuen Wo Ping

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Stanton Welch, Choreographer and artistic director of the Houston Ballet

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The achievements of renowned choreographer and artistic director of the Houston Ballet Stanton Welch are profiled.

Texas, Stanton, Ballet

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