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| ___ is the seminal work that marks the beginning of the Classical Ballet Era |
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| Who said "Dancers are the athletes of God"? |
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| "In history___drive the events".. "History is about ___ and events." |
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| Dance has often been called a ___ of society. |
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| Who said, "Humankind is the only primate that has a fleshy backside, because a fleshy backside is a cushion for humankind to land on when they try to pirouette. Other animals are too smart to try." |
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| A good example of the collaboration between Petipa and Tchaikovsky can be exemplified in which two ballets? |
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| Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker |
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| Over the ages there has been much important collaboration between which choreographers and composers? |
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| Balanchine and Stravinsky |
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| Dance has always driven the music that accompanied it. (T/F) |
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| History is often evaluated (Or reevaluated) in terms of modern perception. (T/F) |
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| "Sometimes passing a treasure from one generation to the next causes it to__." |
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| In the video (1st part) "Road to Stamping Ground" the purpose of dance was to ___? |
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| Theatrical dances are dances designed to please or edify the dancers doing them and there is no separation of dancer's and spectators. (T/F) |
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| In times past dance was used ritually to appease the? |
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| Giving out a cigar after a baby's birth is an example of? |
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| The development of ___(3500 BC) in Egypt is accepted as the beginning of recorded history. |
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| Egyptian Priests performed astral or solar dances and their floor patterns plotted the course of? |
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| Egyptians has a technologically simplistic society. (T/F) |
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| The predominate form of information on Egyptian dance are: |
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| A passage in the "Book of the Dead" refers to the Pharaoh dancing before___ in ritual dances. |
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| Through dance, music, and song, Egyptian Temple dancers reenacted the search for the dead body Osiris and his____. |
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| ___considered dancing and singing on feast days a pagan custom. |
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| Dance was the amusement, pastime, and passion for nobility. (T/F) |
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| ___allowed dance in the church throughout Europe until AD 604 |
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| In the early Christian church, liturgical dance was never part of the service but during Middle Ages it was significantly integrated into the church service. (T/F) |
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| Followed the Pavane in two-part suite. A gay and vigorous dance in triple time signature performed by couples. |
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| The ___, which opened the evenings dancing, exemplified the quiet dignity polite manners, and decorum that were expected. |
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| The __ was a traditional harvest dance that was precursor of the modern sword dance. |
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| The __ focused on Old and New Testaments and passion plays. |
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| ___developed around 1400, when theatre was transitioning from sacred drama to secular entertainment. They illustrated moral truth. |
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| Who established dance as a profession for both men and women? |
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| The first Academy Louis XIV founded was? |
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| The Academie Royale de Danse |
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| During the reign of Louis XIV, nobles were in service to the King's army in wartime, but in peacetime they were in the service of his ballet. (T/F) |
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| By the time of the French Revolution (1789) public theatres were recognized as powerful instruments of political propaganda. (T/F) |
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| When Louis XV became king of France at age 5 the parliament and the aristocracy ___ and difficult financial situations for the government ensued. |
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| The death of __ marked the end of the Baroque period and the beginning of the Rococo period, which lasted until the French Revolution. |
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| Who is remembered for her ballet La Fille Mai Gardee, which is still performed today? |
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| The French Revolution created a turning point and French Ballet talent began to? |
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| Emigrate to other countries |
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| Who discarded the traditional high-heeled shoes for flat slippers to better perform intricate steps? |
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| Russia became one of the most powerful countries in the world, especially after the defeat of? |
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| Much of the substance of the Romantic Ballet style was derived from? |
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| In the Romantic and Classical eras the ___ superstars reigned supreme. |
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| A Grand Pas de Deux in the classic style ends with a(n)? |
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| Who was considered the greatest male dancer of the Romantic era and created the solos for Giselle in 1841? |
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| Who was the most acclaimed dancer in his day (1890-1950). He became a choreographer after Fokine left in 1912 and known for his incredible jump? |
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| Gaslight replaced candles and oil lamps as stage illumination. This happened during the development of what kind of ballet? |
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| Who replaced Nijinsky as Diaghilev's choreographer/ballet master in 1913? He was known for his character work and for collaborating on many of the first "cubist" and "surrealist" ballet. |
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| Petipa choreographed Acts I and III and Ivanov choreographed Acts II and IV. It is a prototype of a classical ballet and with its music, storyline, symbolism, it is an enduring work of classical ballet as an art form. |
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| Contains some of Petipa's greatest choreographic ideas including: The Fairy variations, Aurora's variations (and Rose Adagio). |
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| beautiful, pleasing in appearance and to the senses. a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. |
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| Who said, "Music, poetry and dancing are, at their best, indispensable means of character education, able to make men better and more virtuous"? |
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| Who said, "in describing the true artist as 'those who give birth to some new reality'"? |
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| Who said, "Art lifts us above the ordinary and the vulgar"? |
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| Who said,"Imagination is more important then knowledge"? |
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| Who said,"Dancing: The highest Intelligence in the Freest Body"? |
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| What are the basic elements of dance? |
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| Space, time, and force (Energy) |
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| What is important in understanding dance history? |
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| Capturing the essence of dance |
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| What is the difference between primary and secondary sources in studying history? |
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Primary-first hand account (your witness it)
Secondary-use primary source to create a new source |
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| What can you study to gain greater insight into dance? |
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| Music, dance spaces,sets, costumes, and lighting design |
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| Who created the two major dance notation forms? |
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Rudolf Benesh-Benesh Movement
Rudolf Von Laban- Labanotation |
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| Who said. "...A historian is a critic with hindsight."? |
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| In ritual dance, what significance does the circle form take? |
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| creates a sense of community, defines space, allows for secrets |
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| What are the three categories of dance based on INTENT? |
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1. Dances to please the dancer's doing them
2. Dances to appease the gods
3. Theatrical dances to please spectators |
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| What value did the discovery of the Rosetta Stone have? |
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| triggered a new breed of explorers as archaeologists to embark on new quests to uncover the secrets of ancient cultures |
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| What is the difference between Apollonian and Dionysian forms of art? |
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Apollonain- serene nobility, majesty, and formal balance
Dionysian- wild, abandon, shameless behaviors-the art is emotionally unrestrained or ecstatic |
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| Which are the Greek gods associated with dance? |
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Terpsichore- goddess that watched/protected dance(one of the nine muses)
Apollo- God of music,poetry, and philosophy and healing (associated with light)
Dionysus- God of wine, fertility and of dance |
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| Who was important in spreading Greek civilization? |
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| What was Ludi Romani and why was it important? |
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| Festivals originally religious in nature that became theatrical, the oldest one is Ludi Romani |
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| When did western civilization (formed by Greco-Roman) fall? |
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| What happened in 744 AD and why is it important? |
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| The Pope forbade all forms of dance, and theater people were cast out of society and the church |
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| In ancient Greece a person was considered educated if they could? |
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| dance and their moral code was defined by the dances they performed. |
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| Who is the "father of Greek Theatre"? |
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| How did the Romans look upon Greek civilization? |
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| they absorbed many Greek elements of life adjusting Greek ideals to fit their own needs and tastes |
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| When and Where did the Renaissance begin? |
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| What was Queen Elizabeth I relationship to dance? |
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| she was an accomplished dancer (performing Galliards every morning) |
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| When did the first theatre open in London? |
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| How did EARLY bishops utilize dance? |
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| led sacred devotional dances around the alters on feast days and Sundays. |
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| Why did the first printed dance music appear? When did dance manuals appear? |
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-due to the efforts of dancing masters
-late 16th century |
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| What is the value of social dancing>? |
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| it socializes.it can teach the genders how to behave in society |
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| What happened to the Roman Classical Theatre during the Dark Ages? |
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| Told the lives of the saints and martyrs |
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| people would suddenly dance and were unable to stop |
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| What is Catherine de' Medici relationship to dance? |
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| she introduced the court ballet of Italy to the court of France and used ballet for political effect |
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| the government was finally able to maintain control after years of persistent civil unrest. |
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| What training enhanced one's status during the 18th century? |
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| dance lessons in court ballroom |
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| When did females rule the stage? |
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| La Sylphide and Giselle have what in common, and who choreographed them? |
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-similar settings
-Jules Perrot/Jean Corrali & Filippo Taglioni |
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| Balletomania refers to? And Virtuosity? |
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-raise the love of ballet to a fevered pitch
-highly skilled dancers |
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| How did the French Revolution affect theatre/ballet? |
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| disrupted theatre but promoted the accelerated growth of ballet elsewhere |
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| What are Sylphs and Wilis? |
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| Fantastic creatures in La Sylphide and Giselle. The favorites of the Romantic Ballet |
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| When were pointe shoes developed and why were/are they important? |
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| In the Romantic Ballet era and to give the illusion of weightlessness |
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