The Ultimate Ballet Quiz {Super Difficult}

Everyone loves ballet, whether they only see the Nutcracker once a year or they’re in class every day. But not many people know the history behind the intricate technique that looks so effortless onstage.

Do you think you’re a ballet expert? This quiz will ask questions about ballet technique, ballet history, and various different classical ballets. It’s pretty difficult, but if you get a high score you'll know for sure: you’re a certified ballet expert!

Created by: vasilisa vasilyevna

Which of these ballets was NOT choreographed/revived by Marius Petipa?
- Raymonda
- La Bayadare
- Don Quixote
- Le Corsaire
- The Dying Swan
Who was Agrippina Vaganova?
- A prima ballerina of the early 20th century who became the first Russian to master the 32 fouettés.
- A ballet dancer and pedagogue whose book 'Fundamentals of Classical Dance' created a new method of ballet instruction based on classical principles.
- An acclaimed ballerina whose trademark untechnical, expressive performance style made her unexpectedly popular with audiences.
- The director of the Kirov Ballet from 1948-1957, credited with discovering Natalia Makarova.
- The wife of Marius Petipa who helped him with his choreography; he created several of his heroines on her, including Giselle, Swanhilda, and Medora.
Which school of ballet technique prizes high leaps and effortless jumping upper bodies combined with serene arms and expressive mime?
- Bournonville method
- Vaganova method
- Balanchine method
- Cecchetti
Which ballet heroine has a variation which she dances at her own wedding?
- Kitri (Don Quixote)
- Giselle (Giselle)
- Nikiya (La Bayadare)
- Coppelia (Coppelia)
- Odette (Swan Lake)
Which of these is NOT one of the acts in Balanchine's Jewels?
- Diamonds
- Sapphires
- Rubies
- Emeralds
What is an emboîté?
- A step in which the dancer springs across the floor alternating legs in a low front attitude or front coupé.
- A step in which the dancer takes tiny steps forward with their legs in parallel.
- A leap in which the dancer jumps while raising each foot in turn to the opposite knee.
- A jump from fifth position with both legs extended, keeping feet together.
Which of these is NOT petit allegro?
- soubresaut
- changement
- royale
- entrechat
- saut de chat
What is a "ballet blanc”?
- A ballet choreographed in pre-Revolutionary Russia
- A ballet with a scene containing an entirely white-clad ballerina a corps de ballet, usually portraying ghosts or other magical beings.
- A ballet choreographed in pre-Revolutionary France.
- A ballet in which both the hero and the heroine die, but are reunited in the afterlife.
- A ballet which ends with a wedding.
In what Petipa ballet did the practice of performing 32 fouettés originate in 1893?
- Cinderella
- Swan Lake
- Don Quixote
- Raymonda
- The Little Humpbacked Horse
Which position of the feet is rarely used in classical ballet, and generally then only for character dance?
- First position
- Fifth position
- Second position
- Third position
- Fourth position
Everyone knows Odette and Odile of Swan Lake are portrayed by the same ballerina, but there are other ballets in which the ballerina portrays two characters. Which of these roles are NEVER played by the same ballerina?
- Clara/Masha & the Sugarplum Fairy (the Nutcracker)
- Kitri & Dulcinea (Don Quixote)
- Swanhilda & Coppelia (Coppelia)
- Giselle & Myrtha (Giselle)
Which of these correctly lists the parts of a pointe shoe?
- Shank, box, vamp
- Shank, rib, vamp
- Vamp, shank, case
- Rib, box, case
Who is Princess Florine?
- She is the betrothed of Giselle's lover Count Albrecht in "Giselle".
- She is the mother of Raymonda in "Raymonda".
- She is a guest at the wedding of Aurora in "Sleeping Beauty".
- She is a friend of the Sugarplum Fairy in "The Nutcracker".
- She is the ideal woman of Don Quixote in "Don Quixote".
- She is one of the princesses Prince Siegfried is encouraged by his mother to marry in "Swan Lake".
What two New York-based ballet companies are considered to be the foremost in American ballet?
- New York City Ballet and American Ballet Company
- New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theater
- The New York Ballet Company and The American Ballet Company
- The New York Ballet Theatre and the American Ballet Theater
- The New York City Ballet and the National American Ballet
True or false: in a pique, a dancer plies up onto the standing leg.
- True
- False

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