Dance History

Era of history prior to writing is known as______

• Ancient history

• Common Era

• Prehistory

Le Ballet Comique de la Reine, known as the first ballet, was commissioned by

• King Louis XIV

• Catherine de’ Medici

• Elizabeth I of England

Louis XIV was known as the Sun King

• True

• False

The______ Imperial Theaters produced entire evenings of ballets such as the Nutcracker and

Swan Lake.

• American

• Italian

• French

• Russian

_____is known as the father of American ballet.

• Bob Fosse

• Jerome Robbins

• George Balanchine

• Jack Cole

Jazz dance is versatile; it can adapt to social, concert dance, musical theater, and entertainment styles.

• True

• False

______ is considered the Father of theatrical jazz dance.

• Jack Cole

• Savion Glover

• Les Twins

• Michael Jackson

Jerome Robbins choreographed Westside Story

• True

• False

both choreographed and directed All That Jazz.

• Mr. Leal

• Catherine De Medici

• Bob Fosse

• Louis Armstrong

An isolation is an exercise in which you move individual parts of the body while the rest of the body stays still or moves in a different way.

• True

• False