Quizzes Flashcards

1
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Who were the Baby Ballerinas?

A

Irina Baronova, Tamara Toumanova, and Tatiana Riabouchinska

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2
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Founder of School of American Dance, married ballerina Maria Tallchief, and served as resident choreographer for Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo

A

George Balanchine

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3
Q

Loie Fuller is specifically recognized for her technological experiments with what element?

A

lights and costumes

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4
Q

Students of Isadora Duncan were called what?

A

Isadorables

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5
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American female choreographer who was infatuated with oriental/eastern styles and also co-founded the Denishawn School.

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Ruth St. Denis

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6
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Romantic ballet that featured Willies?

A

Giselle

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7
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First ballerina to dance “en pointe” in La Sylphide?

A

Marie Taglioni

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8
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Era that innovated short, flat tutu style?

A

Classical

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9
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One Classical ballet that was composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky.

A

Swan Lake

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10
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In Ancient Greece, what two patterns frequently occurred during group dances?

A

They danced around someone (musician) or something (altar) or they danced in a processional.

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In the Roman Empire, what three exaggerated theater components were combined into a single grand unit?

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Theatre orchestra, scenery, and stage

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12
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Name artistic style that utilized exaggerated detail to produce drama and tension.

A

Baroque

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13
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Who married King Henry II and also brought court dance to France?

A

Catherine d’Medici

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14
Q

Louis XIV is also known as?

A

The Sun King

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