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WorksheetsLet's dance!
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why is it thought that dance appeared in the Prehistory?
Because there are some paintings left which show people dancing
Because scientifics have discovered an old letter from this time
Becuase a prehistoric musician said that
Dance did not appear until the Renaissance period
Why did the Church prohibited the dance during the Middle Ages?
Because it was considered a pagan rite
Because it could cause illnesses
Because people did not like dancing
Dance was not prohibited. In fact, it was the favourite pastime of the Pope
Who performed the court dances?
The nobility
The commoners
The children
The butcher
What was the first ballet in history?
The Russian Ballet
The Ballet Comique de la Reine
The Swan Lake
The Balleque Tristé de la Reine
When it was created, who performed the ballets de cour?
Members of the court dressed in luxurious costumes and masks
The commoners dressed with long skirts and jumpers
Members of the Church aong with the nobility
The King accompanied by children
What was the golden age of ballet in France?
The reign of Louis XIV, the "Sun King"
The reign of Philipp VI
The reign of the Queen Elizabeth II
There was no golden age of ballet in France
Find the characteristic that doesn't belong to the modern ballet.
Dancers used masks and wigs
Dancers became proffesionals
Women started to perform in the official ballets
Body was used in an expressive way
Choose two characteristics of the minuet:
It is a triple metre dance
It was very common during the Classiciam
It is a sad and pessimitic dance
It is a German dance
What are the two innovations of Romantic ballet?
The pointe shoes and the white tutu
The complex and difficult rhythm and melodies
The women as proffesional dancers
Romantic ballet did not introduce innovations
Who composed the Swan Lake, The Nutcracker and The Sleeping Beauty?
P. I. Tchaikovsky
J. S. Bach
G. Verdi
I. Stravinsky
Who is claimed to be the king of the waltz?
Johann Strauss II
Piotr Illich Tchaikovsky
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Louis XIV of France
What dance is characterized by a search for naturalness and freedom of movements?
Contemporary dance
Romantic ballet
Ballet de cour
Minuet
Why did tango, rumba, Charleston, samba, cha-cha-cha, tap dancing and all urban dances appeared?
Because the ballroom dances spread to America
Because people wanted to created a completely new dance
Beacuse American people brought it to Europe
It is impossible to know the reason why these dances appeared
Who was an important composer of Russian Ballet?
I. Stravinsky
P. I. Tchaikovsky
J. B. Lully
F. Liszt
Who is an important Spanish dance?
Twerking
Fandango
Polka
Tarantella
