Dance 100 Chapter 5 Quiz (100% Right)

All of the following are era's of Ballet EXCEPT:

Post-Modern

This Western dance form started in the French and Italian Courts of the Fifteenth Century:

Ballet

What Italian Princess brought court ballets to France when she married into the French Royal Family?

Catherine de' Medici

Early Ballets Consisted of ALL of the following answers EXCEPT:

Very short performances

Ballet dates back to what century?

15th Century

The first Contemporary Ballet company to evolve out of Russia, The Ballet Russes, included ALL of the following talented dancers and choreographers EXCEPT:

All of the answers are correct. ******************************* Answer:All are correct. * Anna Pavlova *Vaslav Nijinski *Michel Fokine *George Balanchine *Enrico Cecchetti

Early Ballet developed in this country, peaking in the development of Romantic Ballet.

France

Because Ballet was developed in this country, a person could take a ballet class anywhere in the world and expect to hear this language.

French

Although contemporary ballet concepts and ideas began with the Russians, which famous Russian choreographer defected to the United States to create some of the most famous "neoclassical" ballets ever, including Agon and The Prodigal Son?

George Balanchine

Which of the following ballets are synonymous with the Romantic Era of Ballet and depicts the story of a woman who dies of a broken heart and comes back as a "wilis" or mythical spirit figure?

Giselle

The most famous choreographer of the Classical Ballet Era, Frenchman Marius Petipa, choreographed over 50 story ballets in Russia in his lifetime, including ALL of the following ballets EXCEPT:

Giselle ******************************* *The Nutcracker ANSWER*Giselle * Swan Lake *The Sleeping Beauty *None of the answers are correct

What French King, also referred to as "the Sun King", created a Royal Academy of Dance in France and starred in many of his own ballets?

King Louis XIV

Classical Ballet developed in this country.

Russia

All of the following are true about Contemporary Ballet EXCEPT:

The ballets always have a storyline

All of the following are true of Classical Ballets EXCEPT:

The female dancers sometimes go barefoot **************************** *They always include a strong story line told partially through the use of pantomime Answer *The female dancers sometimes go barefoot. *Many were choreographed by Marius Petipa. *They include The Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, and Swan Lake

Contemporary ballet almost always has a storyline, whereas Classical Ballets focus on the movement.

false

Classical Ballets are always danced to Classical Music, whereas Contemporary Ballets can be danced to any kind of music.

true

The first female dancer appeared on the Ballet stage in 1681 when women were finally allowed to perform in professional ballets.

true