Origins of Ballet
Where did ballet originate in the 15th Century?
What are Italian Renaissance Courts?
What was the name of the ballet movement in the early parts of the 19th century?
What is the Romantic movement?
What did choreographers begin to experiment with in the early 20th century that changed the style of classical ballet?
What is the expression of movement?
How many different "schools" of ballet are there?
What is 5?
When ballet originated in Italy in the 15th century, women were not allowed to dance in public until ____ when they were allowed to join the ballet.
When is 1681?
Who member of royalty was responsible for popularizing and standardizing the art form?
Who is King Louis XIV?
What are common characteristics of Romantic Ballets?
What is delicate women characters in ankle length tutus with plots concerning magic and the supernatural?
What type of tutu do most modern ballerinas wear and why?
What is the classical tutu for extended range of motion and view of extensions?
Which school of ballet is famous for basic use of arms and quick footwork?
What is the Bournonville Method?
In a single performance, male dancers lift approximately ______ of ballerinas combined.
What was the name of the first dance school opened in 1661?
What is the Academie Royale de Danse?
Who first performed on pointe in La Sylphide in 1832?
Who is known for introducing neo-classical ballet?
Who is George Balanchine?
Where was the Cecchetti Method developed?
What is the Italy?
How long on average does it take to make a tutu?
What is 90 hours?
What year did the art form of ballet move from royal courts to the stage to begin its movement as a performance?
When is 1681?
What are popular classic ballets that came out of this time period?
What are The Nutcracker and Swan Lake?
What is an attempt to express music and human emotion rather than a plotted story?
What are characteristics of the Vaganova method?
What is clean and precise movements with softness underneath?
How high do ballerinas jump in one performance combined?
What is about 900 feet?
Who is responsible for "ballet d'action" which was a dramatic style of ballet that conveyed a narrative inspiring many classical ballets?
Who is Jean Georges Noverre?
Which infamous dance schools were established in this time period?
What is combined to make up modern ballet?
What is a mixture of classical forms, traditional stories, and innovative movement?
What is expected of the Balanchine Method?
What is extreme speed, unconventional arms and hands, emphasis on lines, and tall slender dancers?
What is rosin?