Terminology Mastery
What is the term for a step where one leg is brushed into the air and appears to be thrown?
A) Jeté
B) Plié
C) Relevé
D) Pirouette
A) Jeté
Which is the correct spelling?
A) Pas de duex
B) Pas de deux
C) Pas de deus
D) Pas de dux
B) Pas de deux
In which country did ballet originate?
A) France
B) Russia
C) Italy
D) England
C) Italy
A ballet about a swan princess enchanted by an evil sorcerer.
Swan Lake
What does "en pointe" mean?
A) On the balls of the feet
B) On the tips of the toes
C) Flat-footed
D) Heels lifted
B) On the tips of the toes
Define “rond de jambe.”
A circular movement of the leg, either on the ground (à terre) or in the air (en l'air).
Spell the term for a movement where the dancer bends the knees.
Plié
Who is considered the "Father of Classical Ballet"?
A) Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
B) Vaslav Nijinsky
C) Marius Petipa
D) King Louis XIV
Marius Petipa
Features the Sugar Plum Fairy and the Land of Sweets.
The Nutcracker
What is the Italian term for a quick and lively tempo?
Allegro
What does “en dedans” mean?
Inward
Which is the correct spelling?
A) Soubresaut
B) Soubresault
C) Soubresot
D) Soubresaut
A) Soubresaut
Which King Louis popularized ballet in France?
A) Louis XVI 16
B) Louis XII 12
C) Louis XV 15
D) Louis XIV 14
D) Louis XIV
In this ballet, Giselle dies of a broken heart and becomes a Wili.
Giselle
What famous Russian ballerina has a dessert named after her?
A) Anna Pavlova
B) Galina Ulanova
C) Maya Plisetskaya
D) Tamara Karsavina
A) Anna Pavlova
Define “entrechat six.”
Answer: A jump from two feet where the dancer beats their legs three times before landing.
Spell the term for the carriage of the arms.
Port de bras
Who was responsible for bringing Italian dance to the French courts in the 16th century?
A)Tamara Karsavina
B) Catherine de' Medici
C) Misty Copeland
D) Maria Korowski
Catherine de' Medici
Features the Black Swan and the character Odile.
A) Swan Lake
B) La Bayadère
C) Don Quixote
D) Raymonda
A) Swan Lake
Which muscle group is key for turnout?
The deep external rotators/hip rotators
What is a “sissonne”?
Answer: A jump from two feet to one foot
Spell the term for shouldering
Épaulement
Which of these ballet companies is the oldest?
A) Bolshoi Ballet (Russia)
B) Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark)
C) The Royal Ballet (England)
D) Paris Opera Ballet (France)
D) Paris Opera Ballet (France)
This ballet features a cursed firebird and a prince.
The Firebird
The coda in which ballet features the lead female doing 32 fouettes (or to be exact, to 32 *counts* of fouettes, which usually turns out to be about 28 and a pull-in)?
Swan Lake