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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.






2. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.






3. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.






4. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.






5. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.






6. Pas de bourra - running. This is a progression on the points or demi-pointes by a series of small - even steps with the feet close together. It may be done in all directions or in a circle.






7. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.






8. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.






9. To prick






10. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






11. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.






12. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.






13. 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.






14. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.






15. Raised






16. Whirl - or spin






17. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.






18. 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.






19. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.






20. Borken/breaking






21. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.






22. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.






23. (Movements) in the air

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24. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.






25. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.






26. Dance for four






27. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.






28. To throw. A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air and appears to have been thrown.






29. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.






30. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.






31. Behind you - movements done behind you.






32. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.






33. Slow - sustained movement






34. Step in which the fotot goes in back coupa and you turn ¾ of a circle then do a grand jeta to complete the turn. Usually done in a circle or diagonal.






35. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.






36. To stretch out - make longer






37. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.






38. This term is used for a fault in which the dancer turns his or her foot in from the ankle - thereby breaking the straight line of the leg.






39. Male dance partner to the ballerina






40. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.






41. Small - little






42. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees






43. Leg.






44. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.






45. Body.






46. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.






47. To glide. A traveling step executed by gliding the working foot from the fifth position in the required direction - the other foot closing to it.






48. To the front. Any step in front of your body.






49. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air






50. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)