Ballet History True or False
True or False :
The American Ballet Theater was started by a female.
True
Name the Choreographer
__________ was the first to make a ballet about real people
Tudor
Who choreographed "Pillar of Fire"
Anthony Tudor
"Up on Toes"
Releve
What is a grand battement?
A High Kick
True or False:
Ballet does has a deep history due to the art form being passed down by those that danced it.
False
Name the Choreographer
"Pilar of Fire" was a ballet choreographed by _____________
Anthony Tudor
Who choreographed "Rodeo"
Agnes De Mille
"Small Bend of the knee"
In early ballet, what were the positions called that were held for 4-8 minutes?
Plastic Poses
True or False
Louie the 14th solidified the basic 5 movements of Ballet
True
Finish this statement
Dance is letting _________ speak
Music
Who Choreographed the original "Swan Lake"
Julius Reisinger
"a jump"
Saute
True or False
Point shoes are the same as when ballet started.
False
True or False:
Women were the first to dance ballet.
False
Name the Choreographer
______________ felt that the dance drama should tell a story.
Agnes De Mille
Who Choreographed "Dark Elegies"
Antony Tudor
"Tighten or stretch"
Tendu
The Language of Ballet is
French
Anthony Tudor choreographed a ballet around a mining accident to help a society morn.
True
Agnes de Mille choreographed a real life drama ballet based upon the infamous story of ______________
Lizzie Borden
Who Choreographed "Nora Kane"
Anthony Tudor
"To Disengage" from the floor
degage
Who wanted to form a ballet with the best of American Dancers?
Lucia Chase