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Beg Dance Ballet Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Tendu means

a)

To Bend

b)

To Rise

c)

To Escape

d)

To Stretch

2.

Glissade means

a)

To Glisten

b)

To Escape

c)

To Glide

d)

To Rise

3.

Echappe means

a)

To Glide

b)

To Escape

c)

To Rise

d)

To Chase

4.

Originally only ___ were allowed to dance ballet and they wore _____ costumes

a)

Men, heavy

b)

Women, heavy

c)

Women, free-flowing

d)

Men, free-flowing

5.

The term "arabesque" can best be described as

a)

One leg standing with the other leg bent at the knee

b)

Both legs bent

c)

Both legs straight, one leg behind

d)

none of the above

6.

______ ___________ Created the 5 positions of ballet

a)

Louis XIV

b)

Pierre Beauchamps

c)

Marie Camargo

d)

Bob Fosse

7.

Chaine means

a)

a series or chain of turns

b)

an arabesque done in 4th position

c)

a jump done 4 times

d)

a single rotation

8.

What is the ONLY position in which your heels stay on the floor in a demi plie and grande plie?

(a)  

9.

Developpe means

(a)  

10.

A pas de chat starts and ends in 5th position, with both legs coming up in turned out passe with toes pointed before landing

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What position is this dancer in?

(a)  

12.

What position is this dancer in?

(a)  

13.

What position is this dancer in?

(a)  

14.

What position is this dancer in?

(a)  

15.

What position is this dancer in?

(a)