Ballet History Test

In the beginning development of ballet, this dance was primarily for:

• Stage performances

• Religious beliefs

• Entertainment during banquets and balls

The Italian courts ballet was further developed in?

• Rome

• China

• France

another name for choreographer during this period

• medicine men

• dancing master

• primitive men

Ballet originated in which courts in what century?

• Italian Renaissance & 15th

• Italian Renaissance & 2nd

• French Renaissance & 15th

• French Renaissance & 2nd

What popular role did King Louis XIV famously perform?

• Sun King

• Moon King

• Nutcracker

• Romeo

This French dancer can be noted to shortening her skirts and adapting and heelless slippers in her performances, which up until that time was not traditional costume wear in ballets

• Marie Sall

• Marie Camargo

• Anne Heinel

The Ballets Russes opened in Paris in

• 1909

• 1919

• 1929

During this era ballet started to decline in Paris

• 20th Century

• Early Professional

• Romantic

The most famous 18th-century advocate of the dramatic ballet was

• Carlo Blasis

• La Sylphide

• Jean Georges Noverre

This gender dominated the romantic ballet era

• female

• male