Crossword "The Birth of Ballet"

1. Originally the word denoted the art of recording dances, and now all dance art in general.
2. From what Italian word (means "dance") comes the term "ballet".
3. In the 15th and 16th centuries in Italy and France, this man was called the “master of the ball”. He organized the order of the court, the sequence of dances.
4. The nickname of the French king Louis XIV, who in his youth was fond of dancing and often performed in a gold suit, denoting power and greatness.
5. Court composer and director of the Royal Academy of Music at the court of King Louis XIV of France in the 17th century.
6. The Royal Academy of Music in Paris later became known as the Opera.
7. Until the middle of the 18th century, ballet existed as part of a theatrical genre.
8. In the days of Louis XIV and J. B. Lully for the costume of dancers and dancers were required wig and another attribute.
9. The dancer of the first half of the 18th century, who changed the costume of the dancer, spreading her hair and replacing the lush, heavy suits, wig and mask with a light short dress, similar to a Greek tunic.
10. The French choreographer, thanks to whose brave activity the ballet stood out from the opera performance.
11. The language of expressive poses, gestures and facial expressions, which replaced words and singing in ballet.

Answers to the crossword "Birth of Ballet"

1. Choreography
2. ballo
3. balletmaster
4. Sunshine
5. lully
6. Grande
7. Opera
8. Mask
9. salle
10. nove
11. pantomime