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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Whirl - or spin
a
Corps
Cecchetti Method
Piroette
2. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Cloche - en
a
Changement
Dedans - en
3. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Chassa
Dedans - en
Derriare
Diagonale
4. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
a
Port de bras
Extension
Dessous
5. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Releva
Battu
Pas de valse
Dessous
6. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Pas de bourra couru
Seconde - a
Tour jeta
Daveloppa
7. Connected movements on the points
Changement
Dagaga
Temps lia sur les pointes
Rond de jambe
8. Dance for two.
Pas de deux
Tendu
a
Demi pointe - sur la
9. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Battement (Grand)
Piroette
Sauta - sautae
En face
10. 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.
Brisa
Pas de bourra
Entrechat
Pas de chat
11. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Adagio
Pas de trios
Pas de quatre
Tendu
12. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Royale
Cabriole
Petit
Ligne
13. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sur le cou-de-pied
En arriare
Pointes - sur le
Cabriole
14. To rock - or to swing.
Rond de jambe
Balletomane
Balanca
Fondu - fondue
15. A
Allonga
Bras bas
a
Assembla
16. Slow - sustained movement
Sept
Dessus
Adagio
Changement
17. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Royale
Pas de deux
Allegro
Cha
18. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Pencha
Assembla
Cavalier
19. 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.
Jeta
Rond de jambe
Extension
Piroette
20. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
a
Pas de bourra
Ligne
Polonaise
21. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Sissone
Retira or Passa
Poisson
Ca
22. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Sauta - sautae
Jambe
Cloche - en
Piqua
23. 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.
Jambe
Corps
Bras bas
Tour en lair
24. 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.
Fondu - fondue
Pas de bourra couru
Promenade
Balanca
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.
Grand - grande
Croix - en
Balanca
Polonaise
26. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
a
Pas de quatre
Corps
Cabriole
27. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Sept
Brisa
Divertissement
Brisa vola
28. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Assembla
Demi plia
Rond de jambe
Avant
29. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Cecchetti Method
Sept
Dagaga
Dessous
30. Small - little
Petit
Grande pas de deux
Cloche - en
Ballotta
31. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Sauta - sautae
a
Plia
Derriare
32. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Adagio
Battu
Devant
Allegro
33. 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
Pas de trios
Fish Dive
Dessus
Pas de quatre
34. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Daveloppa
Derriare
Fondu - fondue
Glissade
35. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
a
Dessus
Deux
Sept
36. This means 'moving' the leg.
Battement (Grand)
Tendu
Allonga
a
37. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
En l'air
Cecchetti Method
Porta - portae
Temps lia sur les pointes
38. 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.
Poisson
Adagio
Petit
Devant
39. Borken/breaking
Brisa
Balletomane
Temps lia sur les pointes
Sept
40. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Diagonale
Dagaga
En l'air
41. 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.
Royale
Sickling
Piroette
Pencha
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.
Battu
Cecchetti Method
Piqua
Pas de quatre
43. Dance for four
Balanca
Pas de deux
Pas de quatre
Cavalier
44. 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
Barre
Fouetta
Avant
Tendu
45. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Ballon
Fouetta - en tournant
Piqua
Balletomane
46. Dance for three
a
Terre a
Pas de trios
Piroette
47. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Coda
Pas
Ouvert - ouverte
Fouetta
48. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Poisson
Fondu - fondue
Seconde - a
Sissone fermae
49. Change of the feet in the air.
Petit
Changement
Avant
Promenade
50. 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
Grand - grande
Sauta - sautae
Royale