Ballet History
True or false: ballet was first danced in the renaissance courts of Italy.
True
True or false, when arms are in 2nd position, they should be slightly in front of the body.
True
Explain/demonstrate how ballet fingers should be
Relaxed but stretched, thumbs in, pointer out, the rest together
What does glissade assembly mean in English?
To glide and assemble
What should Michelle name her new cat? (No wrong suggestions, we think it’s a girl)
Freya, Willow, Ivy, Britta, Sage, Eliza
True or false: ballet was initially only allowed to be performed by men.
True
What 2 muscles are in the calf?
Soleus and Gastrocnemius
To prevent ankles from rolling in, what part of the foot needs to stay connected to the floor in first position?
The edge of the foot by your pinky toes.
What is it called when you make tiny movements to turn in a circle during adagio?
Promenade
True or false: Ballet is the foundation of all forms of dance.
False! A ballet foundation is critical for lyrical and some commercial jazz but many dance forms do not depend on a ballet background. There was dance all over the world way before ballet was created.
Who was the first black principal ballerina to get promoted in the American Ballet Theatre in 2015?
Misty Copeland
Explain the correct alignment in a penchee.
Keep the curve in the back, the leg has to lift higher for the upper body to go down and vice versa. The shoulders and rib cage need to stay squared towards the side.
Have the whole group demonstrate a clean, full rond de jambe in 5th.
Make sure gets fully to the front and stays turned out
Demonstrate efface versus ecarte
Michelle will judge
What are the side muscles around the rectus abdominus called? (The side of the an muscle group we use in bicycles)
The obliques
How old is ballet?
Around 500 years- started in the 1500s as court dances in Italy
What muscle is used to lift the leg over 90 degrees?
Illiopsoas
When at the doing a develope second, what is proper placement for the shoulders, hips and knee?
Shoulders should be over the hips, hips square and turned out, knee towards the ceiling/behind dancer depending on turnout
When doing a royale or enrechechat, what part of the body is the movement initiating from?
Hips and upper thighs
Sous-sus translates to…
Over- under
Which famous turn of the century Russian ballerina said “master technique, then forget about it and be natural”?
Anna Pavlova
What is the muscle in the neck and shoulders that is lengthened when the head is tilted to the side?
sternocleidomastoid
When at the barre, how should your head be moving.
Either by following the port de bras, the foot in front, or how the teacher asks
Name at least 2 types of sissone you can do center
Failli, overute, ferme
SAVE FOR BONUS QUESTION
Write out the new petit allegro.