D1 Chapter 9 Quiz

Ballet moved from France to Italy when Catherine de’ Medici married the heir to the French throne, King Henry II.

• True

• False

Louis XIV performed as a dancer and gained the

title the “Sun King,” the name of one of his most famous dancing roles.

• True

• False

Romantic ballets were dramatic action stories told through dancing and pantomime.

• True

• False

The Nutcracker ballet has ____ acts.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The first ballet produced in America was________

• Sleeping Beauty

• Swan Lake

• The Nutcracker

• La Forêt Noire

Which of the following is known as the father of American Ballet?

• Marius Petipa

• George Balanchine

• Enrico Cecchetti

• Michel Fokine

Downstage is area of the stage furthest from the audience.

• True

• False

There are ____ classical ballet positions of the feet and arms.

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Adagio in ballet means

• Slow movement

• Fast movement

Révérence is a bow or curtsy at the end of a traditional ballet class to thank the teacher and musician for dance if he or she accompanies your class.

• True

• False