How's Your Ballet Brain?

First, second, third, fourth and fifth.

If you were in Ms. Chelsea ballet class you should know that Pas De Chat means step of the cat :)

The correct answer is Ballerinos or danseurs and Ballerinas. Male ballet dancers are called Ballerinos or danseurs, while female ballet dancers are called Ballerinas.

In 1661, the first ballet school was opened in France.

Jete is a leap, Pique turns are a turn in the passe position, Attitude tore is a controlled turn done in the attitude position

It was started by Louis XIV, and only men were allowed to dance. Women first danced the ballet in 1681. They did not look like the dancers
of today, because they wore ankle-length dresses!

The basic five ballet positions were created in the 1600's by a French ballet teacher whose name was Pierre Beauchamps. These arm and leg positions helped the dancers to balance while still looking graceful. Most ballet steps and combinations begin with one of the basic positions.

George Balanchine’s "Apollo" (originally titled "Apollon musagète") is a milestone in the history of ballet and is often credited with establishing the neoclassical style that Balanchine would become famous for. Choreographed in 1928 for Diaghilev's Ballets Russes, "Apollo" is one of Balanchine’s earliest works and his first collaboration with composer Igor Stravinsky. The ballet is noted for its minimalism in costuming and set design, which was revolutionary at the time.

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