Question

Which famous Romantic Era ballerina became known as the Danish Taglioni?

Question 1 options:

Carlotta Grisi


Marie Taglioni


Fanny Cerrito


Lucille Grahn

Question 2 (1 point)
Who was the first ballet dancer to go en pointe?

Question 2 options:

Marie Taglioni


Fanny Cerrito


Carlotta Grisi


Lucille Grahn

Question 3 (1 point)
What is a White Ballet?

Question 3 options:

A ballet with snow


A ballet with white swans


A ballet where the dancers wear long white tutus with tight white bodices


A ballet where the dancers wear white point shoes

Question 4 (1 point)
Who was the first ballerina to play the role of Giselle?

Question 4 options:

Marie Taglioni


Fanny Cerrito


Lucille Grahn


Carlotta Grisi

Question 5 (1 point)
Who choreographed Giselle?

Question 5 options:

Jules Perrot


Arthur Saint Leon


Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli


Jean Coralli

Question 6 (1 point)
What was Marie Taglioni's signature role?

Question 6 options:

Giselle


La Sylphide


Coppelia


Pas de Quatre

Question 7 (1 point)
Which ballerina trained and studied with Auguste Bournonville?

Question 7 options:

Carlotta Grisi


Marie Taglioni


Lucille Grahn


Fanny Cerrito

Question 8 (1 point)
Romantic Era ballet came about in what century?

Question 8 options:

16th Century


17th Century


18th Century


19th Century

Question 9 (1 point)
Which ballet in the helped bring about changes to costumes in the Romantic Era?

Question 9 options:

La Sylphide


Coppelia


Giselle


Pas de Quatre

Question 10 (1 point)
Who choreographed the ballet Coppelia?

Question 10 options:

Jean Coralli


Jules Perrot


Arthur Saint Leon


Auguste Bournonville

Question 11 (1 point)
In which order did the famous ballerinas perform their solos during Pas de Quatre?

Question 11 options:

Oldest to Youngest


Youngest to Oldest


Shortest to tallest


Most experienced to least experienced

Question 12 (1 point)
Which ballerina was known for wearing pearls while she danced?

Question 12 options:

Fanny Cerrito


Lucille Grahn


Marie Taglioni


Carlotta Grisi

Question 13 (1 point)
Which ballerina danced past her prime in a performance in Russia and was upstaged by a pupil of her husband?

Question 13 options:

Fanny Cerrito


Marie Taglioni


Lucille Grahn


Carlotta Grisi

Question 14 (1 point)
The Romantic ballet is performed in 2 acts. In the first act, dancers are usually portrayed as villages, depicting normal everyday life. In act 2 the dancers are transformed into spirits or -----------.

Question 14 options:

Ethereal beings


Animals


Swans


Evil people

Question 15 (1 point)
In the Romantic era ballets were stories told about the supernatural, spiritual creatures and mythical places. These stories were enticing to people because it gave them and escape from --- ----.

Question 15 options:

Mean people


Everyday life


Cold weather


Hot weather

Answer 1

Here are the answers to your questions:

**Question 1:** Which famous Romantic Era ballerina became known as the Danish Taglioni?
**Answer:** Lucille Grahn

**Question 2:** Who was the first ballet dancer to go en pointe?
**Answer:** Marie Taglioni

**Question 3:** What is a White Ballet?
**Answer:** A ballet where the dancers wear long white tutus with tight white bodices

**Question 4:** Who was the first ballerina to play the role of Giselle?
**Answer:** Carlotta Grisi

**Question 5:** Who choreographed Giselle?
**Answer:** Jules Perrot and Jean Coralli

**Question 6:** What was Marie Taglioni's signature role?
**Answer:** La Sylphide

**Question 7:** Which ballerina trained and studied with Auguste Bournonville?
**Answer:** Lucille Grahn

**Question 8:** Romantic Era ballet came about in what century?
**Answer:** 19th Century

**Question 9:** Which ballet helped bring about changes to costumes in the Romantic Era?
**Answer:** La Sylphide

**Question 10:** Who choreographed the ballet Coppelia?
**Answer:** Arthur Saint Leon

**Question 11:** In which order did the famous ballerinas perform their solos during Pas de Quatre?
**Answer:** Youngest to Oldest

**Question 12:** Which ballerina was known for wearing pearls while she danced?
**Answer:** Fanny Cerrito

**Question 13:** Which ballerina danced past her prime in a performance in Russia and was upstaged by a pupil of her husband?
**Answer:** Lucille Grahn

**Question 14:** The Romantic ballet is performed in 2 acts. In the first act, dancers are usually portrayed as villages, depicting normal everyday life. In act 2 the dancers are transformed into spirits or -----------.
**Answer:** Ethereal beings

**Question 15:** In the Romantic era, ballets were stories told about the supernatural, spiritual creatures, and mythical places. These stories were enticing to people because it gave them an escape from --- ----.
**Answer:** Everyday life