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History Of Ballet

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which renaissance did ballet begin in?

a)

Harlem Renaissance

b)

Beyonce Renaissance

c)

Italian Renaissance

d)

France Renaissance

2.

The beginning footwork and positions of the feet stemmed from which activity?

a)

Fencing

b)

Soccer

c)

kickball

d)

Fencing and Soccer

3.

Ballet was first developed as a (a)   dance

4.

Who introduced ballet to the french court?

a)

King Loui

b)

King Henry

c)

Catherine de' Medici

d)

Martha Graham

5.

After being developed as a court dance ballet later became a vehicle for ______​ ​ and​ ​ ________

(a)  

6.

Give one of the steps that were used in the "dance of the court"

(a)  

7.

King Louis XIV established what dance academy in 1661?

a)

Vaganova Ballet Academy

b)

Opéra national de Paris

c)

Centre de Danse du Marais

d)

Académie Royale de Danse

8.

Who codified the five ballet positions?

a)

Pierre Beauchamp

b)

King Louis XIV

c)

Catherine de Medici

d)

King Henry II

9.

What were some of the elements of Italian culture that are represented in what we know ballet to be?

4 lines
10.

What storytelling element became an integral part of ballet in the time frame of 1700-1800?

a)

Opera

b)

Pantomime

c)

Children

d)

Comedy

11.

Women were the main characters in ballet.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Explain in detail the differences in mens costumes and womens costumes in the early times of ballet performances.

4 lines
13.

Who was the first female professional ballerina?

a)

Mademoiselle De Lafontaine

b)

Catherine de Medici

c)

Anna Pavlova

d)

Misty Copeland

14.

Ballet stemmed from which word?

a)

Bailar

b)

Ballare

c)

Bale

d)

Le ballet