Dance. Exam 2. Ballet questions and answers rated A+

Dance. Exam 2. Ballet questions and
answers rated A+

What did aesthetic change from/to between Court Ballet to Theater - correct answer ✔✔
Changed from vocab/ technique to meaning/message



Jean Geoges Noverre - correct answer ✔✔ -Technique driver

-Presented the concept of ballet d'action



Ballet d'action - correct answer ✔✔ -Plot that followed a logical progression



Ballet d'entree - correct answer ✔✔ -Similar to a variety show

-Unrelated one acts



Marie Taglioni (1804-1884) - correct answer ✔✔ -Perofrmed works by her father (Filippo
Taglioni)

-Introduced new costume style romantic tutu

-Known for jumps and leaps

-Performed dancing en pointe

-La Sylphide



La Sylphide (1832) - correct answer ✔✔ -1st landmark in Romantic Ballet

-Tragic Romance



Giselle (1841) - correct answer ✔✔ -The ballet synonymous to Romantic Era

, -Story of a woman who dies of a broken heart and comes back as a "wilis" not to seek revenge
on her



Copella (1870) - correct answer ✔✔ -Also know as "The Girl with the Enamel Eyes"

-One of the last Great Romantic Ballets

-Comedy about a doll that comes to life

-Platter skirt



Platter skirt - correct answer ✔✔ -Fitted bodice

-Straight Tutu



Marius Petipa (1818-1910) - correct answer ✔✔ -Formulated "classical ballet"

-Father of classical ballet

-Created principles, soloist, corps de ballet

-Created pas de deux



What ballets did Petipa, Chivejow, and Ivanov create? - correct answer ✔✔ -Sleeping Beauty

-Swan Lake

-Nutcracker



Grand Pas De Deux - correct answer ✔✔ -"Step for Two"

-Adagio

-Variation

-Final Coda



Adagio - correct answer ✔✔ -Male and female principles (slow duet)