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Quiz about Famous Ballet Solos and Pas de Deux

Famous Ballet Solos and Pas de Deux Quiz

This quiz is about the steps and music in some famous solos. I'm going with basically Petipa choreography.

A multiple-choice quiz by sultana. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
sultana

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,314

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

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777

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Question 1 of 10

1. The coda in which ballet features the lead female doing 32 fouettes (or to be exact, to 32 *counts* of fouettes, which usually turns out to be about 28 and a pull-in)? Hint

"Swan Lake"

"The Nutcracker"

"Sleeping Beauty"

"Grand Pas Classique"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which solo has a marked break in the music near the end (before the final menage of piques and fouettes) which generally causes audience members unfamiliar with the solo to start applauding before the solo is over? Hint

Black Swan ("Swan Lake")

peasant pas ("Giselle")

Cupid ("Paquita")

Sugar Plum Fairy ("The Nutcracker")

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which male solo has a million entrechats at the end? Hint

Bluebird ("Sleeping Beauty")

peasant guy ("Giselle")

Prince Desire ("Sleeping Beauty")

Prince Siegfried ("Swan Lake")

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Question 4 of 10

4. Who does hops en pointe across the stage on one foot in Giselle? Hint

Giselle

Myrta

peasant girl

no one--hops en pointe impossible in 1841

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which fairy's solo in Act III of Sleeping Beauty is the fastest? Hint

Silver Fairy

Sapphire Fairy

Diamond Fairy

Gold Fairy

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Question 6 of 10

6. Does Siegfried have a solo following Odette's in Act II of "Swan Lake"?

Yes

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the ballet "Coppelia," does Coppelia have a solo?

Yes

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which pas de deux has several supported jumps but no real lifts? Hint

Black Swan ("Swan Lake")

Sugar Plum Fairy ("Nutcracker")

Wedding ("Sleeping Beauty")

"Grand Pas Classique"

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Question 9 of 10

9. In Act II of "Giselle," Giselle has a very famous part where she does a series of entrechat-retires followed by entrechats very, very fast. Who also does them in a later, classical ballet?

Answer: (One Word (but her retires are high, unlike Giselle's))

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Question 10 of 10

10. And finally, in which ballet is there NOT a pas de deux with a scarf? Hint

"La Bayadere"

"Don Quixote"

"La Sylphide"

"Le Spectre de la Rose"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The coda in which ballet features the lead female doing 32 fouettes (or to be exact, to 32 *counts* of fouettes, which usually turns out to be about 28 and a pull-in)?

Answer: "Swan Lake"

"Don Q" has a million fouettes as well, although most ballerinas nowadays shudder when they hear the ominously familiar "dadun-dadun-dadun-dadadadadadun-dadadadadadun..."

Answer: Sugar Plum Fairy ("The Nutcracker")

It's so annoying isn't it? The poor girl stands there probably thinking "I'm not done--there are still a lot more turns to go..."

3. Which male solo has a million entrechats at the end?

Answer: Bluebird ("Sleeping Beauty")

Only in Russia could a bluebird and a princess be lovers...I guess...

4. Who does hops en pointe across the stage on one foot in Giselle?

Answer: Giselle

Ah ha! Hops en pointe *were* impossible in 1841; the solo was actually added by Olga Spessitseva around the turn of the century. It was her solo; it wasn't in the original choreography, however it's now always done and Giselle always does it.

5. Which fairy's solo in Act III of Sleeping Beauty is the fastest?

Answer: Diamond Fairy

I have a recording of this played by the Russian National Orchestra at positively lightning, break-neck speed. The Silver Fairy also tends to be fast, but this one's faster.

6. Does Siegfried have a solo following Odette's in Act II of "Swan Lake"?

Answer: No

Nope, just the one in Act III.

7. In the ballet "Coppelia," does Coppelia have a solo?

Answer: No

No, silly, Coppelia barely even moves. She's basically a walk-on. Swanilda is the female lead. She's actually one of the very few leads in Classic and Romantic ballets who is a normal, mortal girl for the whole ballet.

8. Which pas de deux has several supported jumps but no real lifts?

Answer: Black Swan ("Swan Lake")

Weird, huh?

9. In Act II of "Giselle," Giselle has a very famous part where she does a series of entrechat-retires followed by entrechats very, very fast. Who also does them in a later, classical ballet?

Answer: Odette

I just sort of noticed it. They say Dame Alicia Markova used to do this part in "Giselle" faster than the orchestra could play. I saw this in a TV program about Giselle and she does indeed go very fast.

10. And finally, in which ballet is there NOT a pas de deux with a scarf?

Answer: "Le Spectre de la Rose"

Scarves seem to show up a lot in ballets for some reason.

Source: Author sultana

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