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What evidence prove that dance was one of the first arts?
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sculptures, carving, and statues
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what where the four main types of religious dances?
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Dances of Imitation
Medicine Dances Commemorative Dances Dances for Spiritual Connection |
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Dances of Imitation were imitation of what
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animals
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what where medicine dance preformed for?
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to restore the health and protect from danger and disease
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Commemorative Dances were often performed to what?
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To celebrate important events
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Dances for Spiritual Connection was used to do what?
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to establish a connection with gods or spirits
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what was the years of the medieval dance call
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the middle ages (400-1400 AD)
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the Renaissance (1400-1700) was called
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the rebirth period
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Catherine De Medici was
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queen of france, also known as the "mother of dance"
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what did Catherine De Medici dance master do in 1581?
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He produce Ballet de la Reine
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Luis XIV was
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King of France, known as the "Sun King" and built the great palace of Versailles
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In 1661 Luis did what
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established a training facility, called the "Academie Royale de la Danse" to attempt to professionalize ballet
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Who was Pierre Beauchamps
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He was Louis' ballet master and director of the Academie
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what is pantomime
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a system of hand gestures used instead of words
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What was Jean Georges Noverre first concept
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Balletic movement should be technically brilliant and should move the audience emotionally.
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What was Noverre second concept
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The plots of ballets should be unified in design, with understandable stories that are centered around the main theme.
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What was Noverre third concept
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The scenery, music, costumes, and the plot should all be unified
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What was Noverre fourth and finale concept
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Pantomime needed to be made simpler and more understandable
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Who was Marie Camargo
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a technician who longed for the freedom of movement allowed male dancers
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Who was Marie Salle
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was interested in more natural movement and created her own choreography
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what happen during the romantic period
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costumes were replaced with tulle and ballets were two acts
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who was Marie Taglioni
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In 1832 her father created La Sylphide for her
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who is Fanny Essler
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excelled in folk dancing
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what did Jules Perrot choreographed
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he choreographed Giselle
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What happen in the The Classical Period
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Ballet activity shift from France to Russia
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what is a tutu and when was it invented
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a short skirt, the classical period
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who is Marius Petipa
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a ballet master from 1858, choreographer the sleeping beauty, cinderella, the nutcracker and swan lake
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what did Peter Tchaikovsky do
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He composed music for sleeping beauty, the nutcracker, and swan lake
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what did Lev Ivanov do
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he co-choreograph swan lake and the nutcraker
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what did Lev Ivanov do
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he co-choreograph swan lake and the nutcraker
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what arised in the mid 1900s
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the contemporary ballet
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who is George Balanchine
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a russian choreographer that created the School American Ballet
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what is the school american ballet called
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the NYC Ballet Company
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what is George Balanchine most loved ballet
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Prodigal Son
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who is Serge Diaghilev
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He the director of the Ballet Russes
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Serge Diaghilev did what
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He gave Vaslav Nijinsky his first opportunity at choreographing
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what did Michel Fokine do
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he performed under Petipa and was Anna Pavlova 1st partner
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what was Michel choreography known as
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the modern ballet
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who replaced Michel Fokine as Diaghilev's choreographer
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Vaslav Nijinsky
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what is Vaslav Nijinsky known for
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he is known for choreography of The Rite of Spring and The Afternoon of a Faun
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Who is Anna Pavlova
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a principal dancer for Russia Imperial Ballet and the Ballet Russes
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