WorksheetsHistory Of Ballet
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which renaissance did ballet begin in?
Harlem Renaissance
Beyonce Renaissance
Italian Renaissance
France Renaissance
The beginning footwork and positions of the feet stemmed from which activity?
Fencing
Soccer
kickball
Fencing and Soccer
Ballet was first developed as a (a) dance
Who introduced ballet to the french court?
King Loui
King Henry
Catherine de' Medici
Martha Graham
After being developed as a court dance ballet later became a vehicle for ______ and ________
(a)
Give one of the steps that were used in the "dance of the court"
(a)
King Louis XIV established what dance academy in 1661?
Vaganova Ballet Academy
Opéra national de Paris
Centre de Danse du Marais
Académie Royale de Danse
Who codified the five ballet positions?
Pierre Beauchamp
King Louis XIV
Catherine de Medici
King Henry II
What were some of the elements of Italian culture that are represented in what we know ballet to be?
What storytelling element became an integral part of ballet in the time frame of 1700-1800?
Opera
Pantomime
Children
Comedy
Women were the main characters in ballet.
True
False
Explain in detail the differences in mens costumes and womens costumes in the early times of ballet performances.
Who was the first female professional ballerina?
Mademoiselle De Lafontaine
Catherine de Medici
Anna Pavlova
Misty Copeland
Ballet stemmed from which word?
Bailar
Ballare
Bale
Le ballet
