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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Terre a
Fouetta
Ca
Grande pas de deux
2. Arms
Bras
Chassa
a
Avant
3. To prick
Divertissement
Piqua
En face
Tournant - en
4. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Brisa
Poisson
Derriare
5. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Pointes - sur le
Balanca
Diagonale
6. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Daveloppa
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pointes - sur le
En arriare
7. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Plia
Cecchetti Method
Pas de bourra couru
Seconde - a
8. 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
Corps
Battu
a
Fish Dive
9. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Pointe shoes
Croix - en
Sept
Entrechat
10. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Adagio
Tour en lair
Pas de quatre
a
11. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Port de bras
a
Fouetta
Cavalier
12. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Coda
Ballotta
Diagonale
Retira or Passa
13. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tour jeta
Frappa
Avant
Royale
14. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Dedans - en
Sauta - sautae
Sissone
Tendu
15. 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.
Seconde - a
Coupa jeta
Frappa
Fouetta
16. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Cecchetti Method
Piqua
Avant
Dessus
17. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
a
Sept
Tendu
Releva
18. Running.
Sickling
Cecchetti Method
Couru
Royale
19. Open - opened.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Poisson
Ouvert - ouverte
Petit jeta
20. A
Releva
Fondu - fondue
Sept
a
21. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Promenade
Pas
Allegro
Frappa
22. (Movements) in the air
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23. 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.
En face
Frappa
Dessous
Entrechat
24. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Deux
Bras bas
Extension
Crois - croisa
25. 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.
Balletomane
a
a
Polonaise
26. Turning fouetta.
a
Sauta - sautae
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de bourra couru
27. 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.
Pas de bourra couru
Sauta - sautae
a
Entrechat
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.
Dessus
Saut de basque
Ballon
Cha
29. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Balletomane
Releva
Assembla
Bras bas
30. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Dedans - en
Fondu - fondue
Grand - grande
Pas de quatre
31. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Pas de deux
Piqua
Pas de bourra
Devant
32. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
Crois - croisa
Ligne
Diagonale
33. This means 'moving' the leg.
Devant
Frappa
Battement (Grand)
Sauta - sautae
34. 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.
Entrechat
Sur le cou-de-pied
Daveloppa
Pas de deux
35. 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.
Battement (Grand)
Balletomane
Sept
Poisson
36. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Ballon
Assembla
Fondu - fondue
Tournant - en
37. 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.
Sickling
Dessous
Sauta - sautae
Pointes - sur le
38. Two
Dagaga
En arriare
Pas
Deux
39. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Arabesque
Piqua
a
Seconde - a
40. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Dedans - en
Coda
Petit
41. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Fish Dive
Cha
Ca
Divertissement
42. 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.
Port de bras
Temps lia sur les pointes
Battu
Ballon
43. 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
Cavalier
Devant
Arabesque
44. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Crois - croisa
Allonga
Seconde - a
Rond de jambe
45. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Pas
Pointes - sur le
Cloche - en
a
46. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
Fouetta - en tournant
Adagio
Plia
47. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Retira or Passa
Extension
Chassa
Bras bas
48. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Promenade
Demi plia
Seconde - a
Dessus
49. Small - half bend of the knees.
Grande pas de deux
Dessus
Pointe shoes
Demi plia
50. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Assembla
Croix - en
Jambe
Fouetta - en tournant