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The Universal Ballet is one of only four ballet companies from which country? Italy, China, Australia, South Korea |
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What name is given to the shoe worn by ballet dancers? Sole, Sylph, Heele, Pointe |
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Under whose direction did the English ballet court reach its peak? John Napier, Inigo Jones, Henry Hudson, Francis Drake |
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The mazurka is a dance from which country? France, Poland, Hungary, Switzerland |
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In The Nutcracker, sweets from all over the world put on a show for Clara. Which of these is not one of them? Russian trepak, Danish marzipan, Spanish chocolate, Greek baklava |
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What does the term ?fouette? mean (in ballet)? Danced, Fell, Melted, Whipped |
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What does the term ?glissade? mean (in ballet)? Dance, Move, Fall, Glide |
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Who composed La Sylphide, a romantic two-act ballet? Tchaikovsky, Napier, Dukas, Bournonville |
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Which 1841 ballet was set to music by Adolphe Adam? Lakme, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, Swan Lake |
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On what day of the week did the premiere of Giselle take place (in ballet)? Sunday, Friday, Saturday, Thursday |
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What name is given to the codified system of arm positions and movements (in ballet)? Port de bras, Port d'armes, Port des armes, Port des pointes |
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Which city's ballet company was founded in 1848 by Kirstein and Balanchine? New York City, Paris, London, Moscow |
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In Giselle, what name is given to the women who dance men to death (in ballet)? Maidens, Wilis, Furies, Femmes |
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The Ballet Russes was active throughout Europe from 1909 to which year? 1949, 1919, 1929, 1939 |
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What was the first name of the Polish ballet dancer Nijinsky? Jacek, Jakob, Vaslav, Vladimir |
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In ?La Bayadere?, how does Nikiya die (in ballet)? She drowns, She is bitten by a snake, She is stabbed, She is poisoned |
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?Kitri's Act I? in Don Quixote features sixteen consecutive what (in ballet)? Grande jetes, Chaines, Pirouettes, Echappes |
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How many dancers typically perform the ?Dance of the Little Swans? in Swan Lake? 4, 10, 6, 8 |
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Who is Princess Floriana's partner in ?Sleeping Beauty? (in ballet)? Prince Desire, Florimund, The Wolf, The Bluebird |
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In the ballet ?Coppelia?, who is Swanhilde? A villager, A swan, A doll, A fairy |