Test Your Ballet Knowledge! Do you know your plié from your pirouette? Take this quiz and find out! alina90 published on September 17, 20230 responses 0 « Previous Next » Questions in vertical order 1/11 Who is considered the Father of Classical Ballet? Mikhail Baryshnikov George Balanchine Jean-Baptiste Lully Pierre Beauchamps 2/11 What is the correct term for a 360-degree turn on one leg? Glissade Sauté Chassé Pirouette 3/11 What is the basic stance or position in ballet called? Attitude Arabesque Plié First Position 4/11 Which ballet tells the story of a young girl who falls in love with a nutcracker that comes to life? Swan Lake The Sleeping Beauty Giselle The Nutcracker 5/11 What is the term for a stationary, raised balance on the tips of the toes? Pirouette Plié Sauté Pointe 6/11 Which ballet is set to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky? Romeo and Juliet Carmen Swan Lake The Firebird 7/11 What is the term for a jump where dancers alternate their feet and appear to be walking in the air? Pas de deux Grand jeté Relevé Coupé 8/11 Which ballet tells the story of a peasant girl who dies of a broken heart and becomes a ghost? Giselle Coppélia La Bayadère Don Quixote 9/11 What is the term for a fast, whipping turn of the body on one foot with the other leg extended? Piqué Échappé Grand plié Assemblé 10/11 Which ballet is set during the Renaissance and tells the story of doomed lovers? Giselle Coppélia Romeo and Juliet La Sylphide 11/11 What is the term for a step where one foot slides smoothly and silently along the floor? Pas de bourrée Pirouette Relevé Pointe
