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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Whirl - or spin






2. 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.






3. Arms






4. To prick






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






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






7. Raised






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






9. Connected movements on the points






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






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






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






13. To rock - or to swing.






14. To lean






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






16. Running.






17. Behind you - movements done behind you.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.






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






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






23. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






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






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






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






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






28. Small - half bend of the knees.






29. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.






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






31. 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.






32. (Movements) in the air

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33. Open - opened.






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






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






36. 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.






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






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






39. Seven






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






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






42. Step






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Small jeta - from a demi plia.






49. 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.






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