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please answer the questions attached. This is a multi choice questions assignment please try to answer all of them correctly and carefully. The assignment holds 62 questions about the history of dance.

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  • Textbook: Learning about dance: Dance as an art form and Entertainment .

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Question 14 pts Who were the Big 4? Charles Weidman Doris Humphrey Hanya Holm Pearl Primus Katherine Dunham Martha Graham Alwin Nikolais Lester Horton Flag this Question Question 21 pts This Floridian is a retired soloist with New York City Ballet and the current artistic director of Miami City Ballet. Suzanne Farrell Edward Villella Robert Battle Virginia Johnson Arthur Mitchell Lourdes Lopez Flag this Question Question 33 pts Which of the following is true of Arthur Mitchell? Integrated Broadway Founded New York City Ballet Created Dance Theatre of Harlem to honor the memory of slain civil rights leader, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem First African American male to become a permanent member of a major American ballet company. Became artistic director of Paris Opera Ballet Flag this Question Question 43 pts Which of the following are Romantic ballet? "Giselle" "The Nutcracker" "Afternoon of the Faun" "Swan Lake" "Rite of Spring" "La Sylphide" Flag this Question Question 51 pts What nickname was given to the first dancers to leave Denishawn? Rebellious Offspring Louis Horst's "children" The Upstarts The Rat Pack Flag this Question Question 66 pts Match the individual to the technique with which they are affiliated. Martha Graham [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath __________________ Humphrey-Weidman [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath __________________ Lester Horton [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath _____________________ Merce Cunningham [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath ___________________ Alwin Nikolais [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath ______________________ Jose Limon [ Choose ] Choreodramas Contract/Release Fall and Recovery Total Theatre Chance Operations Breath Flag this Question Question 71 pts What is the name of the choreographer who “integrated” Broadway shows? Arthur Mitchell Serge Diaghilev Vaslav Nijinsky George Balanchine Flag this Question Question 86 pts Match the school of ballet to the region of its origin. Vaganova Technique [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA _______________ Bournonville Technique [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA _________________ Balanchine Technique [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA ___________________ Royal Academy of Dance [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA ___________________ Cechetti Technique [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA _________________ Paris Opera [ Choose ] England Italy Russia France USA Flag this Question Question 91 pts Ballets Blanc is a term for _______________. Obsolete ballets Mood ballets Romantic Age ballets Abstract ballets Flag this Question Question 103 pts Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Denmark Identify the characteristics of Mikhail Fokine. Co-founded the Dance Theatre of Harlem Called the "great reformer". His work was significantly influenced by Isadora Duncan, the great modern dancer-choreographer. Choreographed the first abstract ballet. Co-founded New York City Ballet Flag this Question Question 111 pts Identify the internationally renowned choreographer of the original “Sleeping Beauty”, “Swan Lake”, and “The Nutcracker”. Henri Matisse Serge Diaghilev Marius Petipa Leon Bakst Flag this Question Question 128 pts Match the individual in one column with their life and business partner in the other. Serge Diaghilev [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Joseph Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde ______________ Merce Cunningham [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Joseph Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde ______________ Alwin Nikolais [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Joseph Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde _______________ George Balanchine [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Joseph Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde ________________ Charles Weidman [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde _______________ Martha Graham [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde ________________ Jean Erdman [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde ________________ Pearl Primus [ Choose ] Erick Hawkins Vaslav Nijinsky Campbell Maria Tallchief Murray Louis Jose Limon John Cage Percival Borde Joseph Joseph Joseph Joseph Flag this Question Question 131 pts “The Nutcracker”, “Swan Lake”, and “Giselle” all fall under this heading _________. Story ballet Mood ballets Romantic ballets Abstract ballets Flag this Question Question 142 pts The term impresario is an apt description and title for these two individuals. Merce Cunningham Ted Shawn Serge Diaghilev Karl Shook Pablo Picasso John Cage Arthur Mitchell Vaslav Nijinsky Flag this Question Question 154 pts Which of the following is true of the 1948 movie “The Red Shoes”? The dancer cannot stop dancing. The lead character is a dancer. The lead character sees a pair of pointe shoes that she falls in love with. One of the characters is a cobbler, sorcerer, and magician. Flag this Question Question 161 pts Which of the following is not applicable to Marie Taglioni? Was trained by her father. Reached international stardom. Witnessed her protégé, Emma Livry, burn. Was the quintessential Romantic Age ballerina. Was the first ballerina to dance en pointe. Was Queen Victoria of England's favorite ballerina. Flag this Question Question 171 pts What country is the birthplace of ballet? Italy France Russia Spain Flag this Question Question 182 pts Which of these Ballets Russes choreographers was not a lover of Serge Diaghilev? Bronislava Nijinska Serge Lifar George Balanchine Leonide Massine Vaslav Nijinsky Mikhail Fokine Flag this Question Question 194 pts Match the school of ballet to first name of its creator. Vaganova Technique [ Choose ] George Enrico Agrippina _____________ Bournonville Technique [ Choose ] George Enrico Agrippina _______________ Balanchine Technique [ Choose ] George Enrico Agrippina Auguste Auguste Auguste ______________ Cechetti Technique [ Choose ] George Enrico Agrippina Auguste Flag this Question Question 203 pts Identify characteristics that the Big Four rebelled against. Playing animals Mythic figures in folktales and history Their personal unique voices Folk dances from other cultures Americana Flag this Question Question 215 pts The majority of the ballerinas listed have common characteristic. Knowing their commonality will assist you in identifying the dancers. Marjorie Tallchief Lauren Anderson Yvonne Chouteau Moscelyn Larkin Lourdes Lopez Rosella Hightower Maria Tallchief Alicia Alonso Alicia Alonso Misty Copeland Flag this Question Question 221 pts Which of the following does not fit in the same category as the other terms? Mood ballets Story ballets Aesthetic ballets Abstract ballets Flag this Question Question 231 pts Name the country of origin for the only ballet technique to bare a woman’s name? Russia Italy Great Britain France Flag this Question Question 241 pts This ballet is controversial today because one of the three leading characters is costumed in black face, which is considered derogatory in African/AfricanAmerican communities. "The Firebird" "Cinderella" "Petrushka" "Sleeping Beauty" Flag this Question Question 251 pts What is the official language of ballet. German Swahili Dutch French English Italian Russian Spainish Chinese Flag this Question Question 262 pts Identify characteristics that the Big Four championed. Americana Their personal unique voices Iconic characters Mythic characters Other cultures Flag this Question Question 271 pts What is the Japanese term for one gender portraying another gender? Sylph Omawale Onnagata Wili Flag this Question Question 281 pts She was one of Balanchine’s wives who was sadly and suddenly stricken with polio. Tanaquil LeClerq Susanne Farrell Maria Tallchief Alexandra Danilova Flag this Question Question 291 pts What is the country where ballet was “raised”? France Russia Denmark Italy England United States Flag this Question Question 301 pts Mademoiselle de Lafontaine is purportedly ______________. The first authorized professional female ballet dancer. The first female choreographer. The first female artistic director. The first dancer to dance en pointe, in pointe shoes. Flag this Question Question 311 pts Who is the author of the quote, “Ballet is woman”? George Balanchine Bronislava Nijinska Serge Lifar Lincoln Kirstein Arthur Mitchell Flag this Question Question 321 pts The lead male in this ballet is protected from being “danced to death” by the spirit of the woman whose heart he broke. "Swan Lake" "Le Papillon" "La Sylphide" "Giselle" "Les Sylphides" Flag this Question Question 331 pts Which of the following statements is not true of Lourdes Lopez? Miami City Ballet resident choreographer Family relied upon food stamps Latina New York City Ballet ballerina (retired) Miami native Flag this Question Question 349 pts Match the dance in one column to the choreographer in the other. "Lamentation" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine ______________ "A Moor's Pavane" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine ______________ "The Beloved" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine _____________ "Lynchtown" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine ____________ "Les Sylphides" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine _____________ "Revelations" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine _______________ "Afternoon of the Faun" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine _______________ "Rooms" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine ________________ "Air for a G String" [ Choose ] Anna Sokolow Lester Horton Martha Graham Doris Humphrey Alvin Ailey Vaslav Nijinsky Jose Limon Charles Weidman Mikhail Fokine Flag this Question Question 351 pts The ballerina in this ballet must portray an innocent character in one act and a decidedly more sinister character in the second act. "Swan Lake" "Les Sylphides" "La Sylphide" "Giselle" Flag this Question Question 361 pts Balanchine’s “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” in the hit musical “On Your Toes” (1936) is historically significant because _______. Dance was seamlessly and inseparably integrated into the plot of the musical. Arthur Mitchell danced the lead. The characters were gangsters and ne'er do wells. The first interracial casting. Flag this Question Question 371 pts This choreographer’s works are often referenced as neoclassical. Lourdes Lopez Serge Diaghilev Virginia Johnson Agnes de Mille George Balanchine Flag this Question Question 381 pts What do “Giselle” and “Les Sylphides” have in common? Maidens turned into swans En travesty characters Abstract ballets Ballets blanc Flag this Question Question 392 pts Identify the first two male dancers in the Martha Graham Dance Company. Rudolf Nureyev John Cage Alvin Ailey Merce Cunningham Erick Hawkins Paul Taylor Flag this Question Question 401 pts Which of the following is not attributable to Louis XIV? Established the precursor to what is now the Paris Opera Ballet. Performed sophisticated principal roles in ballets in his court. Choreographed many ballets that are still performed today. Nicknamed Le Roy (the Sun King) for the role he made famous. Flag this Question Question 413 pts Identify the dance companies your professor has performed with. Martha Graham Anna Sokolow Jean Erdman Alwin Nikolais/Murray Louis Hanya Holm Jose Limon Flag this Question Question 422 pts Identify the co-founders of what is now the New York City Ballet. Peter Martins Lincoln Kirstein Lourdes Lopez George Balanchine Flag this Question Question 431 pts Which of the following is not true of Charles Weidman? Created a dance about lynching. Along with Doris Humphrey created a dance technique. He and Louis Horst were lovers. Played the role of Abraham Lincoln in dance. Flag this Question Question 441 pts Which of the following did not have connections to the Denishawn School and/or Company? Martha Graham Hanya Holm Doris Humphrey Charles Weidman Flag this Question Question 451 pts This dance genre is associated with the Romantic Age. Ballet Jazz Hip Hop Modern Kompa Musical Theatre Tap Vaudeville Flag this Question Question 466 pts Match the dance in one column to a characteristic in the other. "Dreams" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Vaslav Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Leonide Massine "Rite of Spring" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Massine ___________________ "Ocean" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Massine __________________ "Air for a G String" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Massine _________________ "Web" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Massine ___________________ "The Red Shoes" [ Choose ] Doris Humphrey Alwin Nikolais Nijinsky Anna Sokolow Merce Cunningham Massine Vaslav Leonide Vaslav Leonide Vaslav Leonide Vaslav Leonide Vaslav Leonide Flag this Question Question 471 pts The basic material of most pointe shoes are _____ and _____. Rubber and glue Wood and tape Fabric and glue Cardboard and plastic Flag this Question Question 481 pts This choreographer-dancer’s family emigrated to the USA to escape persecution, arrest, and possible execution in Mexico. Lourdes Lopez Pauline Koner Jose Limon Alicia Alonso Flag this Question Question 495 pts Match the names in one column to the descriptions in the other. Louis XIV [ Choose ] Shortened her skirts to display her brilliant foot work. Native American ballerina The Sun King First known Black ballerina in a major ballet company Met Opera's first Black principal dancer ________________ Marie Camargo [ Choose ] Shortened her skirts to display her brilliant foot work. Native American ballerina The Sun King First known Black ballerina in a major ballet company Met Opera's first Black principal dancer _________________ Moscelyn Larkin [ Choose ] Shortened her skirts to display her brilliant foot work. Native American ballerina The Sun King First known Black ballerina in a major ballet company Met Opera's first Black principal dancer __________________ Janet Collins [ Choose ] Shortened her skirts to display her brilliant foot work. Native American ballerina The Sun King First known Black ballerina in a major ballet company Met Opera's first Black principal dancer ____________________ Raven Wilkinson [ Choose ] Shortened her skirts to display her brilliant foot work. Native American ballerina The Sun King First known Black ballerina in a major ballet company Met Opera's first Black principal dancer Flag this Question Question 502 pts Domestic/spousal abuse is the topic of this dance about a wife bludgeoned to death with a bible by her husband, a minister. Identify the dance and the choreographer. Anna Sokolow "Serenade" "Tensile Involvement" Alwin Nikolais George Balanchine "Dreams" "The Beloved" Lester Horton Flag this Question Question 511 pts This teenaged bride brought her affinity for the arts with her from her native Florence, Italy to Paris, France, when she wedded the French monarch. Mlle de Lafontaine Marie Taglioni Sylvie Guillem Marie Camargo Catherine de Medici Flag this Question Question 521 pts Identify the individual who used dance as a tool to gain and maintain power and dominion over people. Serge Diaghilev George Balanchine Ted Shawn Louis XIV Flag this Question Question 538 pts Match the dance in one column to a characteristic in the other. "Lamentation" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion ________________ "A Moor's Pavane" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion _________________ "The Beloved" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion _______________ "Lynchtown" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion _______________ "Les Sylphides" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion __________________ "Revelations" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion __________________ "Afternoon of the Faun" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion _________________ "Rooms" [ Choose ] Isolation; longing Innocence vs. brute; culture vs chaos Education; knowledge of the graces and the arts Bereavement; grief Vigilantism; miscarriage of justice The sacred and the secular Jealousy; rage; spousal abuse Spousal abuse; religion Flag this Question Question 541 pts Louis XIV and his ballet masters realized that soldiers did not make good dancers. True False Flag this Question Question 551 pts Some ballet steps were created by observing and imitating animals moving. True False Flag this Question Question 561 pts Prima Ballerina Absoluta is the title given to a male dancer who is the best dancer in a dance company. True False Flag this Question Question 571 pts The first ballet dancers were adolescent girls. True False Flag this Question Question 581 pts Wilis were characters in story ballets that died of broken hearts and came to life only in forest at night. True False Flag this Question Question 59 1 pts In 1929, Arthur Mitchell debuted as a dancer in Anna Sokolow’s dance company. True False Flag this Question Question 60 1 pts Court dances from around the world and across centuries were designed to showcase the ruling classes as maintaining order. True False Flag this Question Question 61 1 pts Most American social dance (and popular music) forms have a strong connection to African roots. True False Flag this Question Question 62 1 pts The professor teaching this course cannot be considered a professional dancer. True False
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