quiz 1678 – ballet

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1	In ?La Sylphide?, what is James doing when we first meet him (in ballet)? Eating, Walking, Reading, Sleeping
2	What element of the Cinderella story is missing from the ballet version? The prince, The glass slipper, The pumpkin, The carriage
3	In which country did ballet originate? Germany, France, Italy, England
4	Which King Louis popularised ballet in France? Louis XVII, Louis XV, Louis XVI, Louis XIV
5	In what decade was the Paris Opera Ballet founded? 1660s, 1680s, 1620s, 1640s
6	Which ballerina is credited with being the first to dance en pointe? Maria Taglioni, Anna Pavlova, Fanny Elslerr, Carlotta Grisi
7	Who is credited with defining the five positions of the feet (in ballet)? Pierre Beauchamp, Marius Petipa, Pierre Rameau, Paul Dukas
8	Which ballet marked the start of the Romantic Age? La Bayadere, La Sylphide, Swan Lake, Giselle
9	Which choreographer helped make Saint Petersburg a major ballet capital? Fokine, Balanchine, Petipa, Diaghilev
10	Who is best known for introducing ballet to the US? Balanchine, Fokine, Tchaikovsky, Petipa
11	Which ballet movement means ?Step of the Cat?? Pas de chat, Chasse, Chatter, Le chat
12	In which country was the ballet dancer Carlos Acosta born? Cuba, Haiti, France, Trinidad & Tobago
13	Which body part do you use in a ?developpe? (in ballet)? Leg, Head, Arm, Chest
14	In which UK city is the Sadler's Wells Theatre? London, Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow
15	What, literally, does the term ?echappe? mean (in ballet)? To jump, To escape, To dance, To rise
16	Which ballet includes the characters Odette, Siegfried, and Odile? The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, La Bayadere, Giselle
17	Which ballet contains the characters Lise, Alain and Colas? Pillar of Fire, Giselle, Sleeping Beauty, La Fille Mal Gardee
18	Which Russian ballerina gave her name to a dessert? Fanny Elslerr, Carlotta Grisi, Anna Pavlova, Svetlana Adyrkhaeva
19	Which ballet has the same name as a Shakespeare love story? Giselle, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet
20	What is the translation for the term ?pas? (in ballet)? Dance, Work, Step, Waltz