Dance exam questions and answers
Events celebrated by folk dances include (Exam 1) ✅✅-Coming of Age
-Birth
-Marriage
Catherine de Medici (Exam 1) ✅✅Is responsible for Le Ballet Comique de la Reine
Marie Camargo (Exam 1) ✅✅A ballerina who shortened her skirt and advanced footwork and
jumps in ballet
Jean Baptiste Lully (Exam 1) ✅✅Composer for Louis XIV, in charge of his ballet productions
True or False?
Ballet began in Italy and then moved to France (Exam 1) ✅✅True
True or False?
The chorus in the Greek theatre only sang (Exam 1) ✅✅False
Which of these aspects from Greek culture is NOT important to dance history? (Exam 1)
a. Mythology
b. Theatre
c. Art
d. Climate ✅✅Climate
Classical Indian Dance is an example of...(Exam 1) ✅✅World Concert and Ritual Dance
Choreographer communicate...(Exam 1) ✅✅-Stories
-Moods
, -Beauty
-Social and political issues
Dance notion (Exam 1) ✅✅A way of writing down dance steps
True or False?
The tarantella has its origin as a means to cure the bite of a tarantula (Exam 1) ✅✅True
Ballet d' action (Exam 1) ✅✅A term used to describe a unified ballet
True or False?
A dance does not always have to tell a story (Exam 1) ✅✅True
Which of the following is not an example of folk dance? (Exam 1)
a. Polka
b. Ballet
c. Folklorico
d. American Square Dance ✅✅Ballet
The chorus in Greek Theatre (Exam 1) ✅✅Was a civic duty for Greek men
Renaissance (Exam 1) ✅✅The period in history that means Re-birth
Name two types of performance dance followed by an example of each (Exam 1) ✅✅Concert
dance: Ballet and modern, takes place in a theater or concert hall. Does not make financial profit.
Example- Swan Lake
Commercial dance: Jazz, hip-hop, and musical theatre. Performed for profit, main purpose is to
entertain the audience. Example- Dancing with the Stars
List the three participants in a performance dance and explain their role in the performance (Exam
1) ✅✅Choreographer: Creates the dances
Dancer: The instruments that choreographers use to create their work
Events celebrated by folk dances include (Exam 1) ✅✅-Coming of Age
-Birth
-Marriage
Catherine de Medici (Exam 1) ✅✅Is responsible for Le Ballet Comique de la Reine
Marie Camargo (Exam 1) ✅✅A ballerina who shortened her skirt and advanced footwork and
jumps in ballet
Jean Baptiste Lully (Exam 1) ✅✅Composer for Louis XIV, in charge of his ballet productions
True or False?
Ballet began in Italy and then moved to France (Exam 1) ✅✅True
True or False?
The chorus in the Greek theatre only sang (Exam 1) ✅✅False
Which of these aspects from Greek culture is NOT important to dance history? (Exam 1)
a. Mythology
b. Theatre
c. Art
d. Climate ✅✅Climate
Classical Indian Dance is an example of...(Exam 1) ✅✅World Concert and Ritual Dance
Choreographer communicate...(Exam 1) ✅✅-Stories
-Moods
, -Beauty
-Social and political issues
Dance notion (Exam 1) ✅✅A way of writing down dance steps
True or False?
The tarantella has its origin as a means to cure the bite of a tarantula (Exam 1) ✅✅True
Ballet d' action (Exam 1) ✅✅A term used to describe a unified ballet
True or False?
A dance does not always have to tell a story (Exam 1) ✅✅True
Which of the following is not an example of folk dance? (Exam 1)
a. Polka
b. Ballet
c. Folklorico
d. American Square Dance ✅✅Ballet
The chorus in Greek Theatre (Exam 1) ✅✅Was a civic duty for Greek men
Renaissance (Exam 1) ✅✅The period in history that means Re-birth
Name two types of performance dance followed by an example of each (Exam 1) ✅✅Concert
dance: Ballet and modern, takes place in a theater or concert hall. Does not make financial profit.
Example- Swan Lake
Commercial dance: Jazz, hip-hop, and musical theatre. Performed for profit, main purpose is to
entertain the audience. Example- Dancing with the Stars
List the three participants in a performance dance and explain their role in the performance (Exam
1) ✅✅Choreographer: Creates the dances
Dancer: The instruments that choreographers use to create their work
