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Advance Ballet test (3)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following

a)

1.

E'paulé

b)

2.

E'carté

c)

3.

Effacé

d)

4.

Devant

2.

Match the following

a)

1.

1st position

b)

2.

2nd position

c)

3.

3rd position

d)

4.

4th position

e)

5.

5th position

3.

What did Anne Heinel do as a female dancer

a)

Dance in Pointe shoes

b)

Wear a tutu

c)

Do a double pirouette

d)

Sing

4.

Choreographer John Weaver eliminated what from ballets

a)

Music

b)

Words

c)

Costumes

d)

Shoes

5.

Who is credited with the five feet positions in ballet?

a)

Lully

b)

Beauchamp

c)

Weaver

d)

Blasis

6.

Who is credited with creating the position of Attitude?

a)

Lully

b)

Beauchamp

c)

Weaver

d)

Blasis

7.

1.     Early Ballets emphasized: Choose all that apply

a)

Footwork

b)

Costumes

c)

Music/songs

d)

Elaborate floor patterns

8.

1.     When did professional dancers appear

a)

1400’s

b)

1500’s

c)

1600’s

d)

1700’s

9.

What event led to the creation of professional ballet dancers

a)

Royale Academy of Dance was created

b)

The King stopped dancing

c)

Women began dancing

d)

The French got bored

10.

Match the following

a)

TourJete`          

1.

Turning throw

b)

Sissone  

2.

Scissor

c)

Enl'air  

3.

In the air

d)

Coupé

4.

cut

e)

Pas de chat

5.

step of the cat

11.

How does your head look when standing in proper ballet alignment?

a)

Chin down

b)

Chin lifted

c)

Head looking at the ceiling

d)

Head looking at the floor

12.

How do your feet look when standing in proper ballet alignment?

a)

Turned out

b)

Turned in

c)

Parallel

d)

Toes touching

13.

Where is your gaze when you are dancing ballet?

a)

The ceiling

b)

The floor

c)

Straight at the audience

d)

Lifted up and out

14.

How do your fingers and hands look in proper ballet stance?

a)

touching and tight

b)

opedn and separate

c)

As if you are holding an orange

d)

natural with your first finger slightly lifted

15.

How do your hips and bottom look when standing in proper ballet alignment?

a)

Lifted

b)

Tucked

c)

Hyper extended

d)

Down and tight

16.

How do your shoulders look when standing in proper ballet alignment?

a)

Up

b)

Down

c)

Forward

d)

Down and back

17.

Match the following

a)

Glissade

1.

Glide

b)

Sur les cou de pied

2.

around the neck of the foot

c)

Fondu

3.

melt

d)

Pirouette

4.

Turn from 2 feet to one

e)

Chainés

5.

Chain of turns

18.

1.     How many sides did the amateurs perform for in the halls

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

All

19.

1.     Op,ra-ballet put an emphasis on which areas? Choose all that apply

a)

Pantomime

b)

Singing

c)

Common theme

d)

Dancing

20.

Match the following

a)

1.

Derriére Arabesque

b)

2.

Croisé Devant

c)

3.

Croisé Derriére

d)

4.

A la seconde