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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Demi pointe - sur la
Couru
Ballon
Croix - en
2. 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.
Glissade
Bras bas
Polonaise
Balletomane
3. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Pointes - sur le
Coda
Pas de valse
Saut de basque
4. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Battu
Tournant - en
a
Brisa vola
5. 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.
Saut de basque
Cavalier
Poisson
Assembla
6. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Balletomane
Arabesque
Dedans - en
Dessous
7. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
a
a
Arabesque
8. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Sissone fermae
Extension
Pas de bourra couru
Sept
9. Small - little
a
Tendu
Petit
Crois - croisa
10. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Piroette
Ouvert - ouverte
Tendu
En face
11. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Ca
Pas de valse
Port de bras
Cavalier
12. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
En face
Devant
Ouvert - ouverte
Releva
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.
Dessous
Fouetta
Divertissement
Polonaise
14. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Derriare
Cha
Sauta - sautae
Tour en lair
15. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Croix - en
Pas de chat
Plia
Petit jeta
16. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Fondu - fondue
Allonga
Brisa
Allegro
17. Whirl - or spin
Dehors - en
Piroette
Sept
Jeta
18. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Balletomane
Diagonale
Deux
Corps
19. To strike powerfully. An exercise in which the dancer forcefully extends the working leg from a cou-de-pied position to the front - side or back.
Frappa
Sauta - sautae
Cha
Jeta
20. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
En arriare
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de deux
21. To lean
Pencha
En face
Fondu - fondue
Dagaga
22. To rock - or to swing.
Sissone fermae
Plia
Balletomane
Balanca
23. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Croix - en
Dehors - en
Brisa
Coda
24. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Avant
a
Royale
Croix - en
25. Dance for three
Piqua
Porta - portae
En face
Pas de trios
26. This describes certain jumps and steps - for example - jumping and landing from two feet - or a specific movement that is usually performed at the 'barre' - to stand on one leg - the other leg will then beat against it.
Battu
Cavalier
Piroette
Fish Dive
27. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Barre
Port de bras
Piqua
Chassa
28. Enrico Cecchetti was a ballet teacher. He had a system of passing the tradition of ballet down to the next generation. The method has a definite program of strict routine and includes a table of principal set daily exercises for each day of the week.
Jeta
Dagaga
Cecchetti Method
Cha
29. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
a
Pointes - sur le
Daveloppa
Ouvert - ouverte
30. 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
Coupa jeta
Fish Dive
Couru
Bras
31. 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.
Fouetta - en tournant
Battement (Grand)
Pas de bourra couru
Polonaise
32. 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.
Ligne
Entrechat
Jeta
Ca
33. Shaded. Position in which the dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience so that a part of the body is taken back - almost hidden from view.
Coupa jeta
a
Pas de valse
Tendu
34. (Movements) in the air
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35. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Dehors - en
Grande pas de deux
Ballotta
Croix - en
36. Small - half bend of the knees.
Tendu
Sur le cou-de-pied
Demi plia
Cabriole
37. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Retira or Passa
Terre a
Fondu - fondue
Allonga
38. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Tour en lair
Piqua
Tendu
Sickling
39. To the front.
Cha
Promenade
Avant
Sept
40. Dance for two.
a
Brisa vola
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pas de deux
41. Open - opened.
Coupa jeta
Port de bras
Cloche - en
Ouvert - ouverte
42. Dance for four
Pas de quatre
Allegro
Barre
Ca
43. Slow - sustained movement
Terre a
Coupa jeta
Adagio
Ligne
44. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Promenade
Cha
Releva
Sur le cou-de-pied
45. Behind you - movements done behind you.
a
Promenade
Ligne
Derriare
46. 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.
Cavalier
Pas de trios
Bras bas
Petit jeta
47. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Pas
Diagonale
Ca
En face
48. 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.
Saut de basque
Pas de valse
a
Poisson
49. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Croix - en
Allegro
Piqua
Tour en lair
50. To stretch out - make longer
Pas de chat
Allonga
Demi pointe - sur la
Fouetta