Romantic Ballet
The period of ballet was influenced by the French Revolution and caused a revolution in Ballet at the time as well. Ballet was no longer only danced about courtly themes, but also began to include themes of everyday people and supernatural themes, in which women would rise "en pointe" to appear ethereal and weightless.
What is Romantic Ballet?
This period in ballet began in the late 19th century and is marked by a shift in ballet activity from France to Russia. The tutus became shorter, and then disc-shaped.
What is the Classical ballet period?
Two dances with Noble beginnings got their names from dancing in these rooms and on surfaces meant for games.
What are 'court' dances and ballroom dances?
Ballet began to change radically from the Petipa era in the early 20th century. This man, although not a dancer or choreographer, heavily influenced this change with his entrepreneurship and far sightedness.
Who is Serge Diagheliv?
This famous twentieth century choreographer was born in Russia in 1904 and danced and choreographed for the Ballet Russe, before moving to America and starting the School of American Ballet.
Who is George Balanchine?
This is one of the first ballets of the romantic period, choreographed by Fillip Taglioni for his daughter Marie Taglioni, and included a supernatural sylph, who wore the timely 3/4 length tutu, and wings on her back.
What is La Sylphide?
This king is known as the "sun god" from his role as apollo in "Ballet de la Nuit" in 1653. He was proud of his calf muscles and often showed them off in portraits of himself. His most notable contribution was codifying the five positions in ballet, and encouraging more turn out of the legs with the proscenium stage.
Who is Louis XIV?
This form of dance is a theatrical dance that grew out of European renaissance court dances.
What is ballet?
Serge Diagheliv was a member of this country's nobility.
What is Russia?
A year after Balanchine opened his School of American Ballet, he started a performing group originally American Ballet, then Ballet Caravan, then Ballet Society and finally settled on its current name.
What is New York City Ballet?
Diagheliv gathered artists from the Imperial Theater, including choreographer, Michel Fokine, to perform throughout Europe. His ideas were so well received he began a company known as...
What is the Ballet Russe?
This period of ballet began to include other styles of music and movement (i.e. Jazz, modern, and some social dance)
What is neo classical ballet?
This ballerina was famous during the romantic period and in 1832, her father choreographed a ballet for her (la sylphide) which was the first ballet to be danced en pointe.
Who is Marie Taglioni?
He choreographed several exotic ballets for the Ballet Russe, one of which - La Spectre de la Rose - where Nijinsky played a rose which came to life, then leapt out of a window.
Who is Michel Fokine?
Jules Perrot created this plotless ballet in 1845 to bring together the four most famous ballerinas of this time. While the lack of a story is not common during the Romantic Period of ballet, the choreography epitomizes the technique of the time.
What is Pas De Quatre?
Tutus became shorter during the Classical Ballet time period because of a desire to show off this developing technique
How was pointe technique, longer lines, and higher extension showed off in Classical Ballet?
During the 17th century, if a nobleman made a mis-take during a court dance, it was refered to as this.
What is a 'faux pas'?
This ballet was performed in 1913 and set to the music of Igor Stravinsky. It was so controversial at the time that is caused a riot, throw tomatoes, and people stormed out of the theater.
What is Rite of Spring by Igor Nijinsky?
The title of this dance class, which has has been taught at the SJCC Milpitas Extension since the Spring of 2022
What is Dance Appreciation?