Dance it out!
glisse jete pas de bourre changement, changement sissone front
*dance*
who composed the music for "Swan Lake?"
Tchaikovsky
true or false? the first ballet dancers were originally all men
true
what is the ballet step which means "to bend" in English?
Plie
this ballet garment was invented by and named after a male French acrobat
leotard
waltz turn
brush in pile, step step on relieve, balance turn
which popular ballet was originally considered a total failure?
the Nutcracker
Louis XIV created the first of its kind in France, 1661
the first ballet school
what is the literal translation of the term "chaines"
chained or linked
this yellow crystal substance is placed on pointe shoes and flats to prevent slipping
rosin
tombe pas de bourre to 5th position ballote ballote ballone cut under assemblé
*dance*
In which ballet do Carabosse and the Lilac Fairy use mime to set up the story?
Sleeping beauty
ballet dancers were not able to dance here until 1738
public theaters
what does "jete" mean
"to throw"
this country has such a deep appreciation for ballet, the military established its own ballet company for soldiers' physical training in times of war
russia
develope efface derriere
hips open to audience, develope downstage leg back
these three characters belong in what ballet: Swanhilda, Franz, Dr. Coppelius
Coppelia
in which country did ballet originate?
italy
these term refers to two people dancing together
"pas de deux"
this sport was the inspiration behind the creation of ballet
fencing
entrechat quatre
jump in the air and beat legs back, front, land
this short ballet has no plot, it's just choreography set to music
hint: long white dresses with tiny wings
les sylphide
what was the first ballet performed on pointe?
la sylphide
which step translates to "on the neck of the foot"
a. coupe
b. battu
c. cou-de-pied
c. "cou-de-pied"
name three of the six technical methods of ballet
French school, Vaganova (Russian), Cecchetti (Italian), Bournonville (danish), Royal Academy of Dance aka RAD (English), Balanchine method (neoclassical, American-ish)