Ballet Terminology
To Bend
What is Plie
Who helped ballet evolve into a professional theater experience?
Who is Lois XIV
What type of ballet has traditional ballet techniques, elaborate costumes, and is danced to classical music?
What is Classical
Who developed the art of Pointe?
Who is Marie Taglioni
What type of work strengthens and stretches muscles?
What is Barre Work
To rise
What is Releve
What stages were used to perform ballet?
What is Raked Stages
What type of ballet uses mythical characters and creates an atmosphere of wonder and excitement?
What is Romantic
Who was the greatest Russian female dancer in ballet history?
Who is Anna Pavlova
What type of work is unsupported?
What is Center Work or Across the Floor
To stretch
What is Tendu
In addition to Louis XIV, who else helped ballet flourish?
Who is Henry IV
What type of ballet combined classical ballet and modern dance?
What is Contemporary
Who is one of the greatest Russian male ballet dancers of all time?
Who is Vaslav Nijinsky
Who has a solo or character role?
What is Soloists
To whirl, spin, or turn
What is Pirouette
What was the first school of ballet called?
What is Academie Royale De Danse
Where did ballet originate?
What is Italy
Who is the father of American ballet?
Who is George Balanchine
What is the lead role called?
What is Principle
Chain of Turns
What is Chaine
What was the name of the first ballet?
What is Comique De La Reine
In what century did ballet begin?
What is the 15th Century
Who choreographed Swan Lake, Giselle, and the Nutcracker?
Who is Marius Petipa
If you are not a soloist or a principal dancer, you are in the what?
What is the Corps