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HISTORY OF BALLET AND JAZZ

1. Where did ballet originate?
A) Italy and England
B) England and Russia
C) Russia and France
D) Italy and France
8. Jazz dance is considered to be:
E) Associated with one culture
F) Only a form of entertainment
G) Always evolving
H) Performed to only swing music

2. Which female dancer 9. Who was important in the

revolutionized womens development of ballet?
costumes in ballet? A) Queen Elizabeth & King George 7th
E) Marie Antoinette B) Queen Victoria & King Philip 2nd
F) Marie Camargo C) Queen Catherine & King Louis 14th
G) Karen Kain D) Queen Anne & King Henry 6th
H) Marie Rambert
10. Why was African dance
3. Why did Africans dance? restrained in America?
A) Birth E) Attitude of the church
B) Marriage F) No interest in dancing
C) Death G) Restricted use of drums
D) All of the above H) Both e and g

4. Which dance was NOT developed 1. A B C D

during the ragtime and ballroom
era?
E) Bunny Hug 2. E F G H
F) Monkey Glide
G) Turkey Turn
H) Chicken Scratch
3. A B C D
5. What type of music developed in
the 1920s and 1930s?
A) Rock 4. E F G H
B) Swing
C) Blues
D) Hip Hop 5. A B C D

6. Dancing on pointe helps to

portray a quality of: 6. E F G H
E) Heaviness
F) Lightness
G) Sharpness
7. A B C D
H) Dreariness

7. Based on the reading, ballet

dance could be considered 8. E F G H
A) One of the oldest dance styles
B) International
C) Codified 9. A B C D
D) All of the above

10. E F G H
 1) Describe the major development that took place during the romantic period
of ballet and who was responsible for the change. (2 marks)

2) Based on what you read, explain why at the turn of the century, Canadian
dancers Russianized their names. (4 marks)

3) In your own words, describe three of the six African characteristics that are
seen in jazz dance in America. (3 marks)

a)

b)

c)

4) Choose a dance step from jazz class that corresponds to each of the
characteristics that you listed above. (3 marks)

a)

b)

c)