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Which of these is the name for a ballet enthusiast? Balletor, Balletophile, Ballerina, Balletomane |
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What name is given to the skirt worn during a ballet performance? Blanc, Tutu, Dress, Skirtine |
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In Swan Lake, what is the name of the princess turned into a swan by an evil curse? Yvette, Camille, Julie, Odette |
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What nationality was the man who devised the Cecchetti method (in ballet)? Bolivian, Spanish, Italian, American |
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What name is given to the ballet technique that deviates from classical with unusually fast tempos? Neoliberal, Focusi, Neoclassical, Classique |
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How was Sergei Diaghilev usually referred to outside Russia (in ballet)? Gei, Serge, Ilev, Dia |
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What does the Italian term adagio mean (in ballet)? High, Quick, Low, Slow |
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Which of these ballets was not written by Tchaikovsky? Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake |
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Aplomb refers to the stability of what (in ballet)? The stage, The position, The performance, The theatre |
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What is turnout (in ballet)? Number of ballet acts, Final pose of a ballet dance, Outward position of hips, Number of audience members |
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How many basic foot positions exist in classical ballet? Ten, Twenty, Five, Fifteen |
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What piece of equipment is used for preparation and warming up (in ballet)? Epee, Step, Pole, Barre |
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Which ballet term means ?behind?? En dedans, Derriere, En dehors, Devant |
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In the world of court ballets, what was a libretto? An extra character, An audience, A printed explanation, A stage |
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What ballet was performed at the wedding of Henry of Navarre and Catherine of Valois? Pulcinella, Le paradis d'amour, La raison d'etre, Le regne de la joie |
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What does the term ?ballerina? actually mean? Male dancer, Female dancer, Great dancer, Strong dancer |
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The ?Ballet des Polonais? was staged to honour which country's ambassadors? France's, Portugal's, Switzerland's, Poland's |
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What letter replaces the 'a' in ballerina to describe a male dancer? o, t, e, f |
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Whose work introduced the concept of the proscenium stage (in ballet)? Noverre, Richelieu, Bournonville, Petipa |
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What does the term ?cabriole? mean (in ballet)? Dance, Fast, Step, Caper |