Ballet

Who was the dancing master responsible for creating the dances for the Ballet comique de la Reine?

• Jean Dorat

• Pierre de Ronsard

• Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx

• René Descartes

Which ballet was engraved in French memory as the first of a new genre, the ballet de cour?

• Ballet comique de la Reine

• Ballet de la Naissance de la Puix

• Ballet de la Couronne Royale

• Ballet de la Fête des Rois

What was the main concern of critics regarding the Ballet comique de la Reine?

• The waste of resources on a lavish entertainment during civil war

• The inability to understand the spiritual aspirations behind the ballet

• The lack of appreciation for the artistic achievements of the Académie de Poésie et de Musique

• The failure to create a perfect mathematical proportion in the dance

What was the role of the Abbé Mersenne in relation to the ballet de cour?

• He wrote about the ballet de cour and its connection to the intellectual seriousness of the Ballet comique de la Reine

• He was a dancing master responsible for creating ballet performances

• He was a critic of the ballet de cour

• He performed in the ballet de cour

What Christmas themed ballet premiered in Russia in 1892?

• Clara and the Nutcracker

• The Nutcracker

• Jolly St. Nick

• A Christmas Carol

What Christmas themed ballet premiered in Russia in 1892? 

• Clara and the Nutcracker

• The Nutcracker

• Jolly St. Nick

• A Christmas Carol

Who was the first female dancer to perform professionally in a ballet?

• Marie Taglioni

• Anna Pavlova

• Mlle de Lafontaine

• Margot Fonteyn

Which king is credited with the founding of the first ballet school, the Académie Royale de Danse?

• King Louis XIV

• King Henry VIII

• King Charles II

• King Philip II

What is the term for a male ballet dancer?

• Ballerino

• Danseur

• Balletier

• Coryphée

Which ballet is known for the famous 'Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy'?

• Swan Lake

• The Nutcracker

• Giselle

• Coppélia