Dance. Exam 2. Ballet questions and
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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)
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)
