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History & Terms of Ballet

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

In which country did ballet originate?

a)

France

b)

Russia

c)

Italy

d)

England

2.

Which King Louis popularized ballet in France?

a)

Louis XVI

b)

Louis XII

c)

Louis XV

d)

Louis XIV

3.

Who was responsible for bringing Italian dance to the French courts in the 16th century?

a)

King Louis XIV

b)

Pierre Beauchamp

c)

Catherine de'Medici

d)

Anna Pavlova

4.

Which of these ballet companies is the oldest?

a)

Bolshoi Ballet (Russia)

b)

Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark)

c)

The Royal Ballet (England)

d)

Paris Opera Ballet (France)

5.

Which ballerina is credited with being the first to dance en pointe?

a)

Fanny Elssler

b)

Carlotta Grisi

c)

Anna Pavlova

d)

Marie Taglioni

6.

Who is credited with defining the 5 positions of the feet?

a)

Marius Petipa

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Jean-Baptiste Lully

d)

Pierre Beauchamp

7.

What language was the official terminology and vocabulary of ballet codified in?

a)

Italian

b)

French

c)

Spanish

d)

English

8.

Who is best known for bringing ballet to the United States?

a)

George Balanchine

b)

Agnes de Mille

c)

Michel Fokine

d)

Antony Tudor

9.

What was the name and year of the first professional ballet company founded by King Louis XIV?

a)

The Paris Opera Ballet, 1669

b)

The Royal Academy of Dance, 1661

c)

New York City Ballet, 1883

d)

Miami Youth Ballet, 2002

10.

"Ballet Comique de la Reine" was choreographed by which of the following?

a)

Pierre Rameau

b)

Pierre Beauchamp

c)

Balthasar de Beaujoyeulx

d)

Mademoiselle de Lafontaine

11.

Which two women broke the male-dominant rule in the early 1700's?

a)

Marie Camargo and Marie Taglioni

b)

Marie Taglioni and Marie Sallé

c)

Marie Camargo and Marie Sallé

d)

Marie Taglioni and Martha Graham

12.

The Romantic Age of ballet began with "_____________".

a)

"La Sylphide"

b)

"Giselle"

c)

"Ballet Comique de la Reine"

d)

"The Nutcracker"

13.

The ballet Giselle was choreographed in 1841 by ____________.

a)

Jules Perot and Jean Coralli

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Marie Taglioni

d)

Pierre Beauchamp

14.

What are some characteristics of Romantic Ballet? (check all that apply)

a)

Dancing en pointe

b)

The Nutcracker was choreographed

c)

Women became dominant

d)

Sylphs and fairies; supernatural

e)

Ill-fated love

15.

Dance en pointe was invented during which era?

a)

The Italian Renassaince era

b)

The classical era

c)

The romantic era

16.

Who were the choreographers of the ballet classics "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty", and "The Nutcracker"?

a)

Marius Petipa and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

b)

Marius Petipa and Marie Taglioni

c)

Pierre Beauchamp and King Louis XIV

d)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Marie Taglioni

17.

What is the most famous ballet in the Classics era?

a)

Sleeping Beauty

b)

The Nutcracker

c)

Swan Lake

d)

Giselle

18.

Check off the characteristics that apply to the Classical Era

a)

Dancing en pointe.

b)

Spectacular and realistic.

c)

Performances lasted a full evening.

d)

The ballerina always danced on pointe, more demanding technical work was created; soloists often added their own steps to show off.

19.

American Ballet began in what year?

a)

2000

b)

1933

c)

1886

d)

1661

20.

Which American ballet company is the most famous in the world?

a)

Miami Youth Ballet

b)

New York City Ballet

c)

Miami City Ballet

d)

New York Theatre Ballet

21.

A position where the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended directly behind the body with a straight knee.

a)

Arabesque

b)

Tendu

c)

Passe

d)

Plie

22.

Which word means "to chase"?

a)

Tendu

b)

Releve

c)

Chasse

d)

Pirouette

23.

Which word means “chains” or “links”?

a)

Chasse

b)

Chaine

c)

Grand Battement

d)

Plie

24.

What does the term "delevoppe" mean?

a)

"to rise"

b)

"to chase"

c)

“to develop,” or “developing movement.”

d)

"to bend"

25.

Throwing the working leg into the air from the hip and brings it back down to a position is called what?

a)

Tendu

b)

Plie

c)

Grand Battement

d)

Chasse

26.

What word means “throwing” or “thrown"?

a)

Plie

b)

Releve

c)

Jete

d)

Ron de jambe

27.

The ballet term Passe means:

a)

"passed"

b)

"to chase"

c)

"to rise"

d)

"to bend"

28.

The ballet term pirouette means:

a)

to rise

b)

to bend

c)

spin

d)

throwing

29.

Which word matches the definition stated?

"Stretched or held - brush foot along the floor until pointed, from a closed position to an open position"

a)

Tendu

b)

Grand Battement

c)

Passe

d)

Pirouette

30.

The ballet term saute means:

a)

to rise

b)

to bend

c)

to chase

d)

to jump

31.

What does the ballet term "releve" mean?

a)

to chase

b)

to bend

c)

to rise

d)

to jump

32.

A classical ballet term meaning “round of the leg” or “circular movements of the leg.”

a)

Grand battement

b)

Passe

c)

Plie

d)

Ron de jambe

33.

The ballet term "plie" means?

a)

to rise

b)

to bend

c)

to jump

d)

to chase

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