Ballet History Quiz

Which of these is NOT a ballet time period

• Renaissance
• Romantic
• Original
• Classic

Where did ballet originate?

• Russian ballrooms
• Italian Renaissance Courts
• Irish Castles
• French Countryside

How did Catherine de Medici influence ballet?

• First female principal dancer
• Created pointe shoes
• Provided funds
• Founded ABT

What is the first known ballet?

• Ballet Comique de la Reine
• Swan Lake
• The Nutcracker
• Romeo and Juliet

Which king had an extreme influence on ballet?

• King Robert III
• King Louis XIV
• King Henry VIII
• King Charles I

Who developed the 5 ballet positions?

• Misty Copeland
• Pierre Beauchamp
• George Balanchine
• King Louis XIV

Which ballet period included the supernatural world of spirits and magic and often showed women as passive and fragile?

• Renaissance
• Romantic
• Classic
• New Age

Which of the following is an early romantic ballet?

• Giselle
• La Sylphide
• Swan Lake
• Both Giselle and La Sylphide

Why did tutus get shorter during the Romantic ballet period?

• Rebellion
• To allow for more range of motion
• To show intricate movement
• To keep dancers from overheating

Where did ballets such as The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Sleeping Beauty originate?

• Russia
• France
• England
• Ireland