May 2, 2017 | GC Click on question to reveal answer1Which French word is the official term for a male ballet dancer? Danceur, Dancette, Danceuse, Dancine2What does ?efacee? mean (in ballet)? Slid, Jumped, Obscured, Waltzed3To what does ?faille? refer (in ballet)? To give way, To catch, To slide, To jump in a pair4A term used for a dive in ballet takes its name from which of these creatures? Fish, Bird, Fly, Dog5Who wrote ?fondu is on one leg what a plie is on two? (in ballet)? Fokine, Petipa, Saint-Leon, Minkus6How many ?fouettes en tournant? is a classical ballet movement? 38, 35, 41, 327Who wrote the popular novel, Ballet Shoes? Anna Sewell, Noel Streatfield, Charles Dickens, Jacqueline Wilson8The 1958 ballet Ondine was intended to showcase which talent? 180, 90, 120, 1509Choreographer Jerome Robbins worked with Leonard Bernstein on which 1957 film? Jailhouse Rock, 12 Angry Men, Witness for the Prosecution, West Side Story10The ballet Don Quixote was based on a major work by which author? Jules Verne, Geoffrey Chaucer, Miguel de Cervantes, Chinua Achebe11The ballet Le Roi Candaule was based on which Greek figure’s Histories? Thales, Plato, Herodotus, Hippocratus12What nationality was Michel Fokine (in ballet)? French, Swiss, Austrian, Russian13In Ballet Comique de la Reine Louise, what was Circe able to do? Transform animals into women, Transform men into animals, Transform dirt into gold, Transform water into wine14According to M. de Saint-Hubert, which of the following would have more ?entrees? (in ballet)? Open ballet, Fine ballet, Small ballet, Royal ballet15Whose work introduced the idea of the proscenium stage arch (in ballet)? Fokine, Richelieu, Petipa, Balanchine16Which of the following is true of Louis XIV’s dance career? Never danced, Debuted 1651, retired 1670, Debuted 1630, retired 1678, Debuted 1640, retired 166017What is an ?anti-masque? (in ballet)? A response to another work, A mask worn by actors, A stage design, A mimed prelude18Which of these ballet companies is the oldest? London Ballet, Bolshoi Ballet, Paris Opera Ballet, Japan National Ballet19Which French king founded the Paris Opera Ballet? Louis XIV, Louis XVI, Louis XVII, Louis XV20In which ballet did the first female professional ballerina debut? Le triomphe de l’amour, Swan Lake, La Sylphide, La Bayadere Share Tweet +1