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Got to love Ballet

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a ballet?
a)

Dance with special shoes

b)

Girls dancing

c)

A story told through dance

d)

Music

2.

Which country is Ballet originated from?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Germany

3.

What is the oldest ballet company in the world?

a)

Bolshoi Ballet

b)

American Ballet Theater

c)

The Paris Opera Ballet

d)

The Royal Ballet

4.

Where was the first professional ballet school opened?

a)

England

b)

Italy

c)

France

d)

Russia

5.
What king helped to popularize ballet?
a)

King Henry II

b)

King George

c)
King Louis XIV
d)

Queen Elizabeth

6.

What language is used for most of the ballet terminology?

a)

Italian

b)
French
c)
German
d)
Latin
7.

What is choreography?

a)

Dancing to music

b)

Ballet steps

c)

The Art of creating and arranging dances and dance moves.

d)

Training for ballet dancers

8.

What are some of the fields choreography is typically used in?

a)

Ballet

b)

Cheerleading

c)

Ice skating

d)

All of the above

9.

What does the choreographer do?

a)

Write music

b)

Write stories

c)

Creates dance movements and routines for dancers

d)

Leads the orchestra

10.

Who was George Balanchine?

a)

Russian born American dancer and choreographer

b)

Co-founder and Artistic director of the Ney York City Ballet

c)

Choreographer of the Nutcracker ballet

d)

All of the above

11.

What is the Corps de Ballet?

a)

The permanent part of the ballet company,

often work as a backdrop for the Principal dancers.

b)

The group of dancers, who are not principal dancers or soloists

c)

A corps de ballet works as one, with synchronized movements and corresponding positioning on the stage.

d)

All of the above

12.

A female ballet dancer is called _______.

a)
dancer
b)
ballerina
c)

princess

d)
ballerineur
13.

What is a male ballet dancer called?

a)

Corps de Ballet

b)

Choreographer

c)

Danseur

d)

Dancer de Ballet

14.

How many basic position are there in classical ballet?

a)

2

b)

3

c)

4

d)

5

15.

Which of these are examples of ballet steps?

a)

En Pointe

b)

Pirouettes

c)

Fouette

d)

All of the above

16.

What is this position?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

17.

What is this position?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

4th

d)

5th

18.

What is this position?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

19.
Tendu means ________ in french
a)
Turnout
b)
To Flex
c)
To Stretch
d)
To point
20.
Which of the following means to stretch?
a)
tendu
b)
Grande
c)
Releve
d)
Degage
21.

Which of the following means to bend?

a)

Tendu

b)

Releve

c)

Plie

d)

Jete

22.

Who composed the music for the ballet Nutcracker ?

a)
Mozart
b)
Beethoven
c)
Tchaikovsky
d)
Haydn
23.

How many acts are there in the ballet Nutcracker?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

24.

Which of the following ballets P. Tchaikovsky wrote the music for?

a)

Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty,

Nutcracker

b)

Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Beauty and the Beast

c)

Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, Cinderella

d)

He wrote only one ballet

25.

Name three famous Ballet Companies in the world.

4 lines
26.

Name at least two Ballets .

4 lines
27.

If you were given free ticket to Ballet or Symphony concert, which one would you choose and why?

Please write at least 3 sentences.

4 lines