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| Not one person; it evolved gradually from the popular dances of the period |
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| In which countries did ballet start, and then mature? |
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| Ballet started in Italy, but matured in France. |
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| Ballet is a formalized form of dance with it's origins in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th and 16th centuries. |
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| Who brought ballet to France? |
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| When did Catherine de'Medici Live? |
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| What was the first ballets in France called? |
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| Who created the first court ballet? |
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| Baltasar de Beaujoyeulx. Beaujoyeulx created the first court ballet called Ballet Comique de la Reine in 1581. |
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| What was the name of the first court ballet, when was it made? |
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| Comique de la Reine in 1581AD. |
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| What is the name of all ballets performed in the 16th, and 17th centuries? |
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| Ballets de Cour (court ballet) |
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| What is the name of the first ballet school? |
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| Academie Royale de la Danse, or Royal Academy of Dance. It started in 1661AD. |
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| What is the current name of the Royal Academy of Dance? |
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| When did Louis XIV live? What was his nickname? |
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| 1638-1715 , The Sun King. |
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| Who was Louis XIV's personal dance instructor? |
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| Who created the 5 positions of ballet? |
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| Who is Jean-Georges Noverre? |
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| He was a dancer/choreographer and was the author of DANCE et sur les ballets "letters on dance and ballet". It was a very important book for ballet which defined ballet as a high art form. |
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| What day is international dance day? Why is it that day? |
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| April 29th because it's the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre |
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| When did Jean-Georges Noverre live? |
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| Who created the dance La Fille Mal Gardee? (the wayward daughter) |
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| This was the creation of jean Dauberval. One of the greatest choreographer of his day. |
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| he is the creater of La Fille Mal Gardee. The most famous student of Noverre, and also trained Charles Didelot, known as the father of Russian Ballet. |
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| when was La Fille Mal Gardee created? |
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| Who was the Father of Russian ballet? |
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| Romantic ballet is defined primarily by an era in ballet in which the ideas of Romanticism in art and literature influenced the creation of ballets. |
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| What kind of dancer saw a decline during Romantic Ballet? |
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| Who choreographed one of the first Romantic Ballets? |
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| Fillippo Taglioni, La Sylphide |
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| what's the name of one of the first Romantic Ballets? |
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| When did Fillippo Taglioni live? |
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| When was La Sylphide created? |
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| who Choreographed Giselle? |
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| Jean Coralli, and Jules Perrot |
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| When was Giselle created? |
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| it's about a woman who dies of a broken heart and comes back as a wilis, and protects her lover from evil. |
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| What was the last work of Romantic Ballet? |
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| She was the first dancer to go up on pointe. She developed new costume design. |
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| when did Marie Taglioni live? |
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| Who is August Bournonville? |
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| 1805-1879. Bournonville a soloist, and choreographer brought Romantic Ballet to Denmark and stressed that dancers of both sexes are given demanding technical work to do. |
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| What choreographer can Classical Ballet be traced to? |
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| it can be tracked back to the late 1800's in Russia when choreographer Marius Petipa began to create ballets. |
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| When did Marius Petipa live? |
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| what are the most famous ballets? When were they created? |
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| Sleeping beauty 1890, Swan Lake 1877, The Nutcracker 1892. |
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| Who composed for Sleeping beauty 1890, Swan Lake 1877, The Nutcracker 1892? |
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| What are the three categories for rolls in classical ballet? |
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| Principal dancers, soloists, and corps de ballet. |
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| Who are the main focus of classical Ballet? |
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| What is the Grand Pas de Deux? |
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| It's a duet with the two principals of a ballet. Usually male and female. |
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| Literal gestures often seen in classical ballets. Pantomime is used to ensure that the audience remains focused on the plot |
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Who is Charles Louis Didelot?
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| Laid the basis for classical ballet. Tought russians through intensive training and loyalty.1767-1836 AD |
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Who is Lev ivanov?
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| Lev Ivanov 1843-1901 AD was Petipa's assistant who collaborated with him to create the most popular ballets, Swan lake, and the nutcracker. Ivanov's choreography is best known for expressing emotion through pure classical dancing without pantomime. |
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