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___ is the seminal work that marks the beginning of the Classical Ballet Era
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Swan Lake
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Who said "Dancers are the athletes of God"?
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Albert Einstein
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"In history___drive the events".. "History is about ___ and events."
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People
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Dance has often been called a ___ of society.
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Mirror
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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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Dick Andros
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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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False
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History is often evaluated (Or reevaluated) in terms of modern perception. (T/F)
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True
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"Sometimes passing a treasure from one generation to the next causes it to__."
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Deteriorate
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In the video (1st part) "Road to Stamping Ground" the purpose of dance was to ___?
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Educate
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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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False
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In times past dance was used ritually to appease the?
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Gods
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Giving out a cigar after a baby's birth is an example of?
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Fertility ritual
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The development of ___(3500 BC) in Egypt is accepted as the beginning of recorded history.
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Hieroglyphics
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Egyptian Priests performed astral or solar dances and their floor patterns plotted the course of?
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The star Sirius
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Egyptians has a technologically simplistic society. (T/F)
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False
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The predominate form of information on Egyptian dance are:
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Pictorial Artworks
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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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the gods
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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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Resurrection
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___considered dancing and singing on feast days a pagan custom.
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St. Augustine
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Chivalry revolutionized?
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dancing
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Dance was the amusement, pastime, and passion for nobility. (T/F)
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True
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___allowed dance in the church throughout Europe until AD 604
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Pope Gregory
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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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False
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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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Galliard
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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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Basse Danse
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The __ was a traditional harvest dance that was precursor of the modern sword dance.
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Baccuber
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The __ focused on Old and New Testaments and passion plays.
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Mystery 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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Morality plays
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Who established dance as a profession for both men and women?
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Louis XIV
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Louis XIV was known as
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The Sun King
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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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True
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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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True
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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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Opposed the King
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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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Louis the XIV
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Who is remembered for her ballet La Fille Mai Gardee, which is still performed today?
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Jean Dauberval
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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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Marie Camargo
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Russia became one of the most powerful countries in the world, especially after the defeat of?
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Napoleon
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Much of the substance of the Romantic Ballet style was derived from?
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Gothic Folklore
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In the Romantic and Classical eras the ___ superstars reigned supreme.
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Ballerina
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A Grand Pas de Deux in the classic style ends with a(n)?
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Coda
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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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Jules Perrot
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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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Vaslav Nijinsky
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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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Romantic 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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Leonide Massine
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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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Swan Lake
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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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Sleeping Beauty
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What is aesthetics?
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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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Plato
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Who said, "in describing the true artist as 'those who give birth to some new reality'"?
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Plato
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Who said, "Art lifts us above the ordinary and the vulgar"?
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Einstein
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Who said,"Imagination is more important then knowledge"?
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Einstein
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Who said,"Dancing: The highest Intelligence in the Freest Body"?
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Isadora Duncan
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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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What drives dance?
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Music
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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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Walter Sorrel
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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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Artist of Dionysus
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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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476 AD
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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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Thespis
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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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1420 in Italy
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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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1576
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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?
Definition
Disappeared
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What are Miracle plays?
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Told the lives of the saints and martyrs
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What was/is Dance Mania?
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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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What happened in 1653?
Definition
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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18th century
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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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