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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. 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.
Pas de chat
Petit
Battement (Grand)
Sissone fermae
2. Step
Battement (Grand)
Pas
Sissone fermae
Deux
3. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Fish Dive
Cavalier
Crois - croisa
Releva
4. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Piroette
Jambe
Tendu
Demi plia
5. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grande pas de deux
Tournant - en
Pencha
Extension
6. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Plia
Ligne
Cha
Dessous
7. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Balletomane
Cha
Pointes - sur le
Fish Dive
8. Seven
Sept
Fish Dive
Entrechat
Pencha
9. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Seconde - a
Pencha
Demi pointe - sur la
Dessous
10. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Pas de trios
Ballotta
Port de bras
Pas de bourra
11. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Allegro
Fouetta - en tournant
a
Ligne
12. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Porta - portae
Polonaise
Ballon
13. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Tendu
Bras
Dessous
Divertissement
14. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Derriare
Cha
Retira or Passa
Corps
15. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Crois - croisa
Porta - portae
Bras
Ballon
16. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Seconde - a
Allonga
Tournant - en
17. 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.
Daveloppa
a
Cha
Deux
18. 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.
Fouetta - en tournant
Brisa
Glissade
Tendu
19. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Pencha
Poisson
a
Tour en lair
20. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Pas de trios
Couru
Releva
21. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Jambe
Dessus
a
Corps
22. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
Devant
Arabesque
Sur le cou-de-pied
23. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Dessus
a
Sickling
Poisson
24. Borken/breaking
Arabesque
Pointe shoes
Dedans - en
Brisa
25. A stationary handrail that is used during ballet warm up exercises. The term also refers to the exercises that are performed at the barre - as well as that part of a ballet class that incorporates barre exercises. Much of a ballet dancer's training t
Sauta - sautae
Brisa vola
Barre
Demi plia
26. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pas de bourra couru
En face
Promenade
Pointes - sur le
27. Turning fouetta.
En arriare
Pas de bourra couru
Ligne
Fouetta - en tournant
28. To the front.
Saut de basque
Coda
Avant
Dessus
29. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Sickling
Brisa vola
Cecchetti Method
Pas de bourra couru
30. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Jambe
Deux
Rond de jambe
Balletomane
31. Dance for three
Petit
Pas de trios
Adagio
Dagaga
32. Backwards - reverse.
Jeta
Dagaga
Coda
En arriare
33. 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.
Dedans - en
Bras bas
a
Avant
34. Dance for four
Fouetta - en tournant
Brisa vola
Retira or Passa
Pas de quatre
35. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Tour jeta
Sauta - sautae
Cha
Glissade
36. Leg.
Jambe
Rond de jambe
Tour en lair
En l'air
37. Dance for two.
Daveloppa
Dessous
a
Pas de deux
38. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Arabesque
Terre a
Dessous
39. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Barre
a
Polonaise
Tour en lair
40. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Saut de basque
a
Deux
Sur le cou-de-pied
41. 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.
Dessus
Tour en lair
Couru
Promenade
42. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Pointe shoes
Crois - croisa
Pas de valse
Allonga
43. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Plia
Jambe
Croix - en
Pas de deux
44. 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.
Dehors - en
Pas de bourra couru
Ballotta
Tendu
45. 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.
Coupa jeta
a
Daveloppa
Jambe
46. 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.
Divertissement
En l'air
Brisa vola
Petit
47. 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.
Couru
Sickling
Ligne
Corps
48. 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.
En arriare
Cecchetti Method
Pas de deux
Cavalier
49. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Pointes - sur le
Assembla
Extension
Releva
50. Two
Fondu - fondue
Jeta
Dehors - en
Deux