The History of Ballet

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1. In which country did ballet originate? France Italy Russia England

2. Which King Louis popularized ballet in France? Louis XII Louis XVI Louis XIV Louis XV

3. Which of these ballet companies is the oldest? Paris Opera Ballet (France) The Royal Ballet (England) Bolshoi Ballet (Russia) Royal Danish Ballet (Denmark)

4. Which ballerina is credited with being the first to dance en pointe? Marie Taglioni Anna Pavlova Fanny Elssler Carlotta Grisi

5. In what ballet did the first professional female ballerina debut? Le Ballet de la Nuit La Sylphide Le Triomphe de l'amour Acis et Galatée

6. Which of the following is considered the first ballet? Ballet Comique de la Reine Swan Lake La Sylphide Le Triomphe de l'amour

7. Who is credited with defining the 5 positions of the feet? Pierre Rameau Marius Petipa Pierre Beauchamp Jean-Baptiste Lully

8. Which ballet marked the start of the Romantic Age? The Sleeping Beauty La Bayadère La Sylphide Giselle

9. Who was the choreographer that helped make St. Petersburg the next capital of ballet after Paris? Marius Petipa Michel Fokine Sergei Diaghilev George Balanchine

10. Who is best known for bringing ballet to the United States? Antony Tudor Michel Fokine George Balanchine Agnes de Mille