Dance world - Need to Knows
Instead of "good luck" or "break a leg", you may say, "_______"
This ballerina became the first African American female principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre (ABT)
Misty Copeland
A young girl receives a magical gift on Christmas Eve that leads to a battle with a Rat King and a journey to the Land of Sweets.
The Nutcracker
What year did Clarissa purchase the studio and start L'Ecole de Ballet as we know it?
1989
soubresaut
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It is common dance etiquette to remove your __________ after barre or after the beginning part of class.
This famous woman revolutionized modern dance. With a technique named after her, the movements are based in the concept of "contract and release" and "spiraling the torso around the axis of the spine"
Martha Graham
Prince Siegfried falls in love with a princess cursed to turn into a bird by day. The curse can only be broken by a man who vows eternal love for her. Siegfried is in love with her, but is tricked by the sorcerer into declaring love for his daughter, who resembles the one he actually loves.
Swan Lake
Name 5 LDB recitals
-Fantastic Toy Shop
-Enchanted Necklace
-12 Dancing Princesses
-Robin Hood
-Gaite Parisienne
-Pippi Longstocking
-Ugly Duckling
-Hercules
-Mary Poppins
sur la coup de pied
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Name 4 ballet methodologies that are commonly used
-Cecchetti
-Vaganova
-RAD
-Balanchine
-French classical
-Bournonville
'The father of American Ballet', this dancer/choreographer co-founded New York City Ballet and is credited with developing neo-classical ballet
George Balanchine
A peasant girl named Giselle who is seduced by a nobleman disguised as a peasant. When she discovers his true identity and that he is betrothed to another, she dies of a broken heart. In the second act, she joins the vengeful spirits of abandoned brides, who seek to kill men who betray women.
Giselle
What ballet was LDB supposed to do the year Covid hit?
Gaite Parisienne
entrechat trois
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Name 5 characteristics of proper technique in all kinds of dance
-Alignment
-Strength
-Flexibility
-Musicality
-Turnout
-Stamina
Known as one of the greatest dancers of all time, this male dancer defected from Russia in 1974
Mikhail Baryshnikov
A Scottish farmer who becomes obsessed with a a supernatural air spirit abandons his earthly bride-to-be, to pursue the air spirit. The ballet ends in the spirit's death due to a magical scarf given to the farmer by a vengeful sorceress.
La Sylphide
Where was the studio located before it moved here?
Where Acton Toyota is across from the Dunkin, Aubuchon, etc in Littleton. Before that, it was above the book store next to Littleton Sub Shoppe!
jeté entrelacé, or grand jeté en tournant
it's a tour jete hehe...
Name 2 steps or positions that have different names depending on the methodology
-Passe / retire
-preparation / low 5th / en bas
-high 5th, en haut, 3rd position
-degage / tendu jete
-grande jete / jete
An American dancer, choreographer, director, and activist who revolutionized modern dance. He founded the his company in 1958 as a haven for Black artists and to express the African American experience through dance. His company quickly became the largest modern dance company in the United States.
Alvin Ailey
A Prince encounters the magical bird in a mystical forest. He captures her, but she gifts him a feather that will summon her aid in times of need. He then encounters a group of princesses under the spell of the evil sorcerer who turns people to stone. By using the feather, the Prince summons the bird, and she helps him defeat the sorcerer and free the princesses, including the one he loves.
Firebird
What year did the studio move to its current location?
1999
Temps de Cuisse
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