Renaissance Ballet Flashcards
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Baroque
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Over the top , grandeur style
2
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Catherine d’Medici
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Married King Henry II and brought court dance to France
3
Q
Ballet du Cour
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16th & 17th Centuries; present court dances and portray characters and tell stories
4
Q
Balthazar Beaujoyeaux
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Dance master that worked underneath Catherine d’Medici. Transformed court dance to Ballet du Cour.
5
Q
First school of Ballet
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La Academie Royale de Danse, founded in 1661
6
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Jean Baptist-Lully
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French music composer & dance master that introduce regional dances into courts