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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. A march in which two steps are taken forward on the demi-pointes and then the third step is taken flat with the supporting knee bent in fondu and the other leg raised in front.
Daveloppa
En l'air
Fondu - fondue
Polonaise
2. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Battu
Sissone fermae
Tendu
Attitude
3. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Royale
Adagio
Terre a
Grand - grande
4. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Allegro
Pas de bourra
Demi plia
a
5. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Retira or Passa
Barre
Ligne
Daveloppa
6. Step
Frappa
Pas
Porta - portae
Saut de basque
7. Small - little
Fish Dive
Petit
Grande pas de deux
Petit jeta
8. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Frappa
Allegro
Fondu - fondue
Pas de quatre
9. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Divertissement
Deux
Cavalier
Ballotta
10. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Ballon
Attitude
Dessous
Jeta
11. Running.
Balanca
Couru
Brisa vola
Temps lia sur les pointes
12. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ballon
Pointes - sur le
Port de bras
Ouvert - ouverte
13. Small - half bend of the knees.
Balanca
Demi plia
Allegro
Cloche - en
14. Dance for two.
Demi plia
Pas de deux
Couru
Extension
15. Diversion - enjoyment. A suite of numbers called 'entraes -' inserted into a classic ballet. These short dances are calculated to display the talents of individuals or groups of dancers.
Fish Dive
Divertissement
Pointes - sur le
Dehors - en
16. Arms low or down. This is the dancer's 'attention.' The arms form a circle with the palms facing each other and the back edge of the hands resting on the thighs. The arms should hang quite loosely but not allowing the elbows to touch the sides.
Sept
Sauta - sautae
Bras bas
Polonaise
17. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Pas
Sickling
Grande pas de deux
18. Open - opened.
Ouvert - ouverte
Sissone
Fondu - fondue
Sissone fermae
19. To stretch out - make longer
Petit
Rond de jambe
Allonga
Balletomane
20. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Pas de bourra
Attitude
Fouetta
21. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Seconde - a
Pas de quatre
Corps
Petit
22. This is a term used in double (supported) work for various lifts in which the danseuse is supported by the danseur in a poisson position. He may hold her above his head in a horizontal fish dive or she may fall from a sitting position on his shoulder
Cavalier
Fish Dive
Petit jeta
Attitude
23. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Cavalier
Ballon
Battement (Grand)
Dagaga
24. To turn in a walk. The dancer turns slowly in place on one foot by a series of slight movements of the heel to the required side while maintaining a definite pose.
Daveloppa
Promenade
Devant
Bras bas
25. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Cha
Cabriole
Avant
a
26. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Sept
Devant
Cha
Demi plia
27. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Ligne
Dessous
Diagonale
Promenade
28. Borken/breaking
Brisa
Pas de valse
Allegro
En face
29. Big - large. (movements)
Plia
Petit
Pas de chat
Grand - grande
30. To lean
Pas
Frappa
Glissade
Pencha
31. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Royale
Releva
Sur le cou-de-pied
Grande pas de deux
32. Basque jump. A traveling step in which the dancer turns in the air with one foot drawn up to the knee of the other leg. Fifth position are foot front.
Dagaga
Attitude
Saut de basque
Crois - croisa
33. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Ouvert - ouverte
Tournant - en
Piroette
a
34. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Cavalier
Plia
Chassa
Tournant - en
35. To prick
Piqua
Divertissement
Balletomane
Retira or Passa
36. Backwards - reverse.
Changement
Pas de valse
En arriare
Seconde - a
37. Developing movement. A daveloppa is a movement in which the working leg is drawn up to the knee of the supporting leg and slowly extended to an open position en l'air and held there with perfect control.
En face
Plia
Daveloppa
Pointes - sur le
38. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Port de bras
Bras bas
Dehors - en
Crois - croisa
39. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Glissade
Plia
Arabesque
Ligne
40. Turning fouetta.
Seconde - a
Fouetta - en tournant
Adagio
Extension
41. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Daveloppa
Royale
Changement
Chassa
42. Fish. A position of the body in which the legs are crossed in the fifth position and held tightly together with the back arched. This pose is taken while jumping into the air.
Poisson
a
Tour en lair
Polonaise
43. (Movements) in the air
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44. Two
Ouvert - ouverte
Deux
Ballotta
Corps
45. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Porta - portae
Pencha
Fouetta - en tournant
En l'air
46. A
Pas de bourra
Pas
Crois - croisa
a
47. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Daveloppa
Extension
Sept
Fish Dive
48. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Sept
Piqua
Retira or Passa
a
49. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Changement
Plia
Frappa
Fouetta
50. Connected movements on the points
Deux
Fish Dive
Pas de deux
Temps lia sur les pointes