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Ballet Basics Vocab
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performing-arts
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Arms
Ca
Coda
Port de bras
Bras
2. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Retira or Passa
a
Chassa
Dessous
3. Body.
Pas de trios
Corps
Cha
Bras bas
4. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Sept
Tour jeta
a
Porta - portae
5. 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.
Cecchetti Method
Pas de bourra couru
Assembla
Polonaise
6. Running.
Couru
Cabriole
Pas de bourra
Barre
7. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Tendu
Devant
Derriare
Port de bras
8. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
Cecchetti Method
Pencha
Assembla
9. Seven
Pas de valse
Sissone
Dessus
Sept
10. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Fouetta
Coda
Pas de quatre
Daveloppa
11. Step
a
Brisa
Ouvert - ouverte
Pas
12. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sur le cou-de-pied
En arriare
Tour jeta
Dagaga
13. 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.
Attitude
Battu
Pencha
Tendu
14. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
Dessus
Entrechat
Corps
15. Raised
Ballon
Tour en lair
Devant
Releva
16. Whirl - or spin
Pas de bourra
Piroette
Bras bas
Diagonale
17. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
En l'air
Cloche - en
Sickling
Ballotta
18. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Cavalier
Grand - grande
Coda
Pointes - sur le
19. 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.
Cabriole
Glissade
a
Brisa
20. Small - little
Cabriole
Croix - en
Glissade
Petit
21. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Retira or Passa
Cha
Derriare
a
22. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ballon
Allonga
Releva
Pas de deux
23. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Pas de quatre
Cabriole
Sissone
Devant
24. Two
Deux
Sissone fermae
Cecchetti Method
En l'air
25. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Frappa
Assembla
Glissade
Piroette
26. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas
Pas de bourra
Bras
Retira or Passa
27. 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.
En l'air
Coupa jeta
Pencha
Ligne
28. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Attitude
Divertissement
Coda
Plia
29. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Petit jeta
Fish Dive
Porta - portae
Sauta - sautae
30. 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.
Chassa
Ca
Saut de basque
Avant
31. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Rond de jambe
Tendu
a
32. (Movements) in the air
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33. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Tournant - en
Croix - en
Sept
Ballotta
34. To stretch out - make longer
Temps lia sur les pointes
Royale
Allonga
Pointe shoes
35. Backwards - reverse.
En arriare
Dessous
Dagaga
Tour jeta
36. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Petit jeta
Bras bas
Tournant - en
Jeta
37. Slow - sustained movement
Adagio
Sauta - sautae
Seconde - a
Promenade
38. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
a
Tournant - en
Frappa
Extension
39. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Entrechat
Allonga
Fish Dive
Terre a
40. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Coupa jeta
a
Pas de chat
41. Borken/breaking
Saut de basque
Attitude
Ballotta
Brisa
42. Dance for two.
Port de bras
Pas de deux
Brisa vola
Demi pointe - sur la
43. 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.
Cabriole
Brisa vola
Bras bas
Couru
44. 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.
Entrechat
Extension
Barre
Pointes - sur le
45. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Pas de chat
Jeta
Balanca
Dagaga
46. Big - large. (movements)
a
Rond de jambe
Grand - grande
Cha
47. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Deux
En face
Allonga
Ligne
48. Open - opened.
Poisson
Ouvert - ouverte
Derriare
Sept
49. 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.
Cecchetti Method
Ouvert - ouverte
Rond de jambe
En face
50. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Deux
Grande pas de deux
En arriare
Pas de chat