This is the time to put your inner bunhead to the test. I got this idea from the magazine, Dance Spirit, and I thought it was super fun. To be honest, I wasn't as good as I thought I was. The answer key will be at the bottom but try not to cheat. Good Luck!
1. What does tendu mean?
a. to touch
b. to stretch
c. to slide
d. to brush
2. Who composed the music for La Bayadere?
a. Pyotr Tchaikovsky
b. Igor Stravinsky
c. Sergei Prokofiev
d. Ludwig Minkus
e. Taylor Swift
3. Where ballet originated in....
a. France
b. Russia
c. Italy
d. Great Britain
4. What was the first ballet that the dancer did 32 consecutive fouettes?
a. Swan Lake
b. Paquita
c. Cinderella
d. Coppelia
5.In the ballet, Giselle, Giselle dies of what?
a. heart failure
b. cancer
c. broken heart
d. suicide
6. In English, Chaîné means?
a. to flip
b. to link
c. to change
d. to turn
7. The Artistic Director of Houston Ballet is?
a. Ben Stevenson
b. Nina Popova
c. Peter Martins
d. Stanton Welch
8. Who choreographed the ballet, Jewels?
a. George Balanchine
b. Marius Petipa
c.Vaslav Nijinsky
d. Fredrick Ashton
9. How many hours does it take to make a tutu
a. 2 hours
b. 90 hours
c. 24 hours
d. 40 hours
10. Shanks of pointe shoes are made of what?
a. wood
b. metal
c. pain
d. cardboard
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Answer Key
1.) b
2.) d
3.) c
4.) c
5.) a
6.) b
7.) d
8.) a
9.) b
10.) d
Let me know in the comments how you did!
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