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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To get bigger/ big fast movements






2. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






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






4. Behind you - movements done behind you.






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






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






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






8. Dance for three






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






10. (Movements) in the air

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






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






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






14. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.






15. 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.






16. 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.






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






18. 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.






19. A jump from both feet onto one foot






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






21. Backwards - reverse.






22. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.






23. Dance for two.






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






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






26. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. Closed sissone. Low elevation and a quick tempo - this sissonne finishes on two feet with the working foot gliding along the floor into the demi-plia in the fifth position.






31. Small - half bend of the knees.






32. Borken/breaking






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






34. Open - opened.






35. Small jeta - from a demi plia.






36. 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.






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






38. Big - large. (movements)






39. 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.






40. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.






41. 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.






42. Seven






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






44. To lean






45. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






46. 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.






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






48. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.






49. Leg.






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