DANCE EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
World Concert/Ritual Dance - Answers- A form of dance often performed for an
audience, usually portrays some aspect that is important to a specificculture, is often
passed down from generation to generation and is performed aspart of traditional
gatherings, such as wedding, births and funerals.
Folk Dance - Answers- A form of dance often a participatory activity with social
involvement and recreation as major components. Its main function is to provide social
activity that gives people a sense of communityand culture. It is passed down from
generation to generation with revision and new dance always developing.
Primitive Period - Answers- used basic movements, walking, hoping, swaying. Imitated
animals, conscious of internal rhythms, in nature like heart beat and cycle of day and
seasons.
Ancient Greece/Ancient Rome - Answers- held dance in high esteem, direct connection
to development of arts in western civilization
Greeks - Answers- known for their art, theatre, drama. Dance inspired by the Gods.
Greeks - Answers- dance was integral in all aspects of; education, theatre, military
chorus, costuming, thematic material - Answers- western culture still uses:(greek)
Greek - Answers- pantomime, juggling, bull dancing, cirque de soleil, acrobatics
Dionysus (Greek God) - Answers- god of wine, fertility. Bacchus is also identified with
this god.
Dithyramb - Answers- dance worshipping Dionysus, evolved from being improvised to a
competition. Later described as orgiastic and ecaustic rites.
Dionysian/Bacchanalain - Answers- orgiastic, involving drunkeness
Rome - Answers- conqured greeks, great law makers and organizers Vs. artists or
creators
Pantomime (Roman) - Answers- directly from greek theater, mother in Nutcracker
comes out and uses sign language meaning "lets dance"
Maypole Dance (Roman) - Answers- fertility, harkened back to primitive times, still
performed today
Roman - Answers- corruption led church to condemn all activities as pagan
, Western Religion - Answers- dance was least represented in this religion
Western Religion - Answers- did not want to acknowledge the body viewed it as sinful
Medieval (Middle Ages) - Answers- church was sole custodian of learning, education,
morals. development of dance was nonexistent in church expect for Los Seises
Los Seises - Answers- (medieval, middle ages) dance still performed in Seville Spain
Bubonic Plague - Answers- occurred during middle ages, killed 1/2 population in
Europe
Middle Ages - Answers- preoccupation with death and dying, superstitions, witch craft.
Danse Macabre (middle ages) - Answers- dance of death, dance depicting the
inevibility of death, dancing skeletons
Danseomania (middle ages) - Answers- dancing deliriously traveling from town to town,
dancing to death
Dance epidemics to ward off evil spirits - Answers- ring around the rosie, pied piper
Renaissance - Answers- came after middle ages, embraced a new thought, rebirth in
artistic experimentation
De Medici Family - Answers- One of the most powerful families in the renaissance
period, and were patrons of the arts.
Ballet de Cour - Answers- De Medici Family introduced this new dance form after
bringing several dance masters from Italy
Balthasar de Beaujoyeux - Answers- head dance master under Catherine de Medici
Balthasar de Beaujoyeux - Answers- commissioned by catherine and created 1st court
ballet
Louis XIV - Answers- promoted court ballet, also known as the sun king, lover of dance
and great dancer
Louis XIV - Answers- helped to create palace of versialle and granted permission to
establishment to the 1st academy of dance.
Pierre Beauchamps - Answers- king Louis teacher, and created 5 feet positions used in
ballet today and turned out or rotated leg.
french - Answers- ____ official language of ballet
World Concert/Ritual Dance - Answers- A form of dance often performed for an
audience, usually portrays some aspect that is important to a specificculture, is often
passed down from generation to generation and is performed aspart of traditional
gatherings, such as wedding, births and funerals.
Folk Dance - Answers- A form of dance often a participatory activity with social
involvement and recreation as major components. Its main function is to provide social
activity that gives people a sense of communityand culture. It is passed down from
generation to generation with revision and new dance always developing.
Primitive Period - Answers- used basic movements, walking, hoping, swaying. Imitated
animals, conscious of internal rhythms, in nature like heart beat and cycle of day and
seasons.
Ancient Greece/Ancient Rome - Answers- held dance in high esteem, direct connection
to development of arts in western civilization
Greeks - Answers- known for their art, theatre, drama. Dance inspired by the Gods.
Greeks - Answers- dance was integral in all aspects of; education, theatre, military
chorus, costuming, thematic material - Answers- western culture still uses:(greek)
Greek - Answers- pantomime, juggling, bull dancing, cirque de soleil, acrobatics
Dionysus (Greek God) - Answers- god of wine, fertility. Bacchus is also identified with
this god.
Dithyramb - Answers- dance worshipping Dionysus, evolved from being improvised to a
competition. Later described as orgiastic and ecaustic rites.
Dionysian/Bacchanalain - Answers- orgiastic, involving drunkeness
Rome - Answers- conqured greeks, great law makers and organizers Vs. artists or
creators
Pantomime (Roman) - Answers- directly from greek theater, mother in Nutcracker
comes out and uses sign language meaning "lets dance"
Maypole Dance (Roman) - Answers- fertility, harkened back to primitive times, still
performed today
Roman - Answers- corruption led church to condemn all activities as pagan
, Western Religion - Answers- dance was least represented in this religion
Western Religion - Answers- did not want to acknowledge the body viewed it as sinful
Medieval (Middle Ages) - Answers- church was sole custodian of learning, education,
morals. development of dance was nonexistent in church expect for Los Seises
Los Seises - Answers- (medieval, middle ages) dance still performed in Seville Spain
Bubonic Plague - Answers- occurred during middle ages, killed 1/2 population in
Europe
Middle Ages - Answers- preoccupation with death and dying, superstitions, witch craft.
Danse Macabre (middle ages) - Answers- dance of death, dance depicting the
inevibility of death, dancing skeletons
Danseomania (middle ages) - Answers- dancing deliriously traveling from town to town,
dancing to death
Dance epidemics to ward off evil spirits - Answers- ring around the rosie, pied piper
Renaissance - Answers- came after middle ages, embraced a new thought, rebirth in
artistic experimentation
De Medici Family - Answers- One of the most powerful families in the renaissance
period, and were patrons of the arts.
Ballet de Cour - Answers- De Medici Family introduced this new dance form after
bringing several dance masters from Italy
Balthasar de Beaujoyeux - Answers- head dance master under Catherine de Medici
Balthasar de Beaujoyeux - Answers- commissioned by catherine and created 1st court
ballet
Louis XIV - Answers- promoted court ballet, also known as the sun king, lover of dance
and great dancer
Louis XIV - Answers- helped to create palace of versialle and granted permission to
establishment to the 1st academy of dance.
Pierre Beauchamps - Answers- king Louis teacher, and created 5 feet positions used in
ballet today and turned out or rotated leg.
french - Answers- ____ official language of ballet
