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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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.






2. Dance for three






3. Change of the feet in the air.






4. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.






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






6. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.






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






8. Turning fouetta.






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






10. Running.






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






12. 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.






13. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.






14. 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.






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






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






17. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






18. Step






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






20. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.






21. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.






22. To the front.






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






24. 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.






25. Raised






26. 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.






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






28. Interweaving or braiding. A step of beating in which the dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other.






29. Leg.






30. Dance for two.






31. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.






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 Withdrawn.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






33. 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.






34. Slow - sustained movement






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






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






37. To get bigger/ big fast movements






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






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






40. Whirl - or spin






41. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.






42. Two






43. Small - little






44. 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.






45. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.






46. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.






47. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.






48. Dance for four






49. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.






50. 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.