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Ballet & Elements of Dance

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the 5 elements of dance?

a)

Space, Tendu, Pirouette, Time, Energy

b)

Time, Space, Ballet, Spotting, Energy

c)

Body, Space, Action, Time, Energy

d)

Body, Energy, Space, Ballet, Spotting

2.

What are the 3 types of energy?

a)

High, Low, Mid

b)

Low, Medium, High

c)

Low, Middle, High

d)

Good energy, Bad energy, No energy

3.

What dance unit are we on? Hint: What type of dances and movements have we been doing in class?

(a)  

4.

What are the two types of space?

a)

Dance space and outer space

b)

Personal space and Stage space

c)

Elbow space and arm space

d)

Personal space and general space

5.

Which of the following is a non-locomotor action?

a)

Walking

b)

Twisting

c)

Sliding

d)

Rolling

6.

What are the two types of actions?

4 lines
7.

What element involves beats and rhythm?

a)

Action

b)

Space

c)

Time

d)

Energy

8.

What is spotting?

4 lines
9.

When in first position your hands should look like you are holding

a)

A ballerina

b)

A volleyball

c)

A beach ball

d)

A baby

10.

____ is a turn that requires you to plie before spinning in passe.

a)

Pique

b)

Chaine

c)

Pirouette

d)

Spotting

11.

You must do this anytime you do a ballet turn

(a)  

12.

Which position requires one of your arms to be above your head and the other arm out in front of you?

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

13.

Which position requires your feet to look like a Z?

a)

1st

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

14.

Which of these is a locomotor movement?

a)

Running

b)

Bending

c)

Twisting

d)

Stretching

15.

What position requires one foot to be out in front of the other?

a)

4th

b)

2nd

c)

1st

d)

3rd

16.

What does non-locomotor mean?

a)

Not dancing

b)

To pretend to be something you are not

c)

To do a movement while staying in place

d)

To keep your eyes on the board while you turnn

17.

Which means to point and drag?

a)

Releve

b)

Chasse

c)

Tendu

d)

2nd position

18.

How should your feet be in ballet?

a)

Pretty

b)

Pointed

c)

In passe

d)

Flexed