Ballet de la Nuit
Academie Royale
Fifth Position
The Sun King
Court Etiquette
100

12 hours, from sunset to sunrise

How long did the Ballet de la Nuit last?

100

Academie Royale de Danse

What was the first ballet school in the western world?

100

heels adjacent

What is first position?

100

Apollo, Neptune, 

What roles did Louis XIV dance?

100

bow or curtsy

What is the correct way to greet someone of higher rank?

200

Apollo

What role did Louis XIV dance in the Ballet de la Nuit?

200

March 1661

When was the Royal Academy of Dance started?

200

legs crossed, one foot hidden behind the other

What is fifth position?

200

Le Roi de Soleil

What is French for The Sun King?

200

head straight, shoulders back, knees bent, left foot in front

What is the correct stance or posture?

300

43 entrees

How many "acts" were in the Ballet de la Nuit?

300

Pierre Beauchamp

Who was the director of the Academie?

300

Pierre Beauchamp, Jean-Baptiste Lully & King Louis XIV

Who developed the five ballet positions?

300

riding & ballet lessons

What did Louis XIV do every morning?

300

elegant and graceful, not too slow, not too fast

What is the proper way to walk?

400

Ballet of the Night

What does Ballet de la Nuit mean in English?

400

ballet de cour

What is the French name for "court ballet?"

400

fencing, court dancing & baroque movement

What is the origin of the five ballet positions?

400

72 years

How long did Louis XIV reign as King?

400

elegant walking

How should you dance in court?

500

a celebration of victory and a declaration of war against revolutionaries

Why was the Ballet de la Nuit created?

500

Academie Royal de Musique & Academie d'Opera

What was the origin/start of the Paris Opera Ballet?

500

strong base, proper alignment, balance, starting and ending points & preparation for more complex movements

What is the purpose of the 5 ballet positions?

500

a celebration of victory and a declaration of war against revolutionaries

What was the purpose of the Ballet de la Nuit?

500

turn your back on the King

What should you never do?

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