Before civil rights.When, in 1457, Balanchine choreographed Agon to the syncopated syn·co·pate tr.v. syn·co·pat·ed, syn·co·pat·ing, syn·co·pates 1. Grammar To shorten (a word) by syncope. 2. Music To modify (rhythm) by syncopation. irregular beat of Stravinsky, it was a triumph of etched modernism. The ballet achieved something else, too: It challenged an American social taboo. Contributing to the wild geometry of the central pas de deux pas de deux (French; “step for two”) Dance for two performers. A characteristic part of classical ballet, it includes an adagio, or slow dance, by the ballerina and her partner; solo variations by the male dancer and then the ballerina; and a coda, or was the contrast between Arthur Mitchell's dark skin and Diana Adams' pale skin. Mitchell, who famously went on to create Dance Theatre of Harlem Dance Theatre of Harlem, the first black classical ballet company. The group was founded in Harlem, New York City, by Arthur Mitchell, then of the New York City Ballet, the first black principal dancer of a classical company of international standing. , has coached the ballet many times. In a rare opportunity for New Yorkers to see DTH's rendition of Agon, it will be performed in the New York City Center
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