Ballet & Dance

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Instructions: Put on your dancing shoes and test your knowledge of ballet and the world of dance!

1.
Which country is considered the birthplace of classical ballet?
A
Italy
B
France
C
Russia
D
England
2.
Which Tchaikovsky ballet tells the story of a princess cursed to sleep by a wicked fairy?
A
The Sleeping Beauty
B
The Nutcracker
C
Giselle
D
Swan Lake
3.
What is a 'pas de deux' in ballet?
A
A dance for two performers
B
A curtain call
C
A solo performance
D
A group formation
4.
Which ballet by Stravinsky caused a riot at its 1913 premiere in Paris?
A
Petrushka
B
Firebird
C
The Rite of Spring
D
Apollo
5.
What is the term for dancing on the tips of the toes in ballet?
A
Plié
B
Arabesque
C
En pointe
D
Relevé
6.
Which Russian-born choreographer is considered the father of American ballet?
A
Rudolf Nureyev
B
Mikhail Baryshnikov
C
Sergei Diaghilev
D
George Balanchine
7.
In 'The Nutcracker,' what gift does Clara receive on Christmas Eve?
A
A nutcracker doll
B
A music box
C
A snow globe
D
A pair of ballet slippers
8.
Which legendary Russian dancer defected from the Soviet Union in 1961 while touring with the Kirov Ballet?
A
Vaslav Nijinsky
B
Mikhail Baryshnikov
C
Alexander Godunov
D
Rudolf Nureyev
9.
What does 'plié' mean in ballet terminology?
A
To bend
B
To turn
C
To jump
D
To stretch
10.
Which ballet tells the story of a prince who falls in love with a swan maiden named Odette?
A
La Sylphide
B
Swan Lake
C
Coppélia
D
Giselle
11.
Martha Graham is a pioneering figure in which dance form?
A
Classical ballet
B
Tap dance
C
Modern dance
D
Ballroom dance
12.
What is a 'tutu' in ballet?
A
A hair ornament
B
A skirt worn by ballerinas
C
A choreographic formation
D
A type of ballet shoe
13.
Sergei Diaghilev's Ballets Russes was famous for collaborating with which visual artist?
A
Henri Matisse
B
Salvador Dalí
C
Pablo Picasso
D
Claude Monet
14.
What is an 'arabesque' in ballet?
A
A series of quick jumps
B
A bow to the audience
C
A position with one leg extended behind the body
D
A spinning turn on one foot
15.
Which American dancer and choreographer combined ballet with African American dance traditions?
A
Jerome Robbins
B
Bob Fosse
C
Alvin Ailey
D
Isadora Duncan

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