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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Coda
Rond de jambe
Corps
Pointes - sur le
2. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
Demi plia
Cecchetti Method
Petit
3. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Frappa
Allonga
Extension
4. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Dagaga
Port de bras
Ballon
Terre a
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.
Ballotta
Brisa
Couru
Pas de bourra couru
6. To prick
En arriare
Fondu - fondue
Piqua
Barre
7. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Demi plia
Sept
Brisa vola
Chassa
8. 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.
Royale
Divertissement
Releva
Demi pointe - sur la
9. Borken/breaking
Frappa
Avant
Brisa
Fondu - fondue
10. 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.
En face
Terre a
Saut de basque
Promenade
11. Dance for three
Devant
Pas de trios
Entrechat
Sauta - sautae
12. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Tour en lair
Terre a
Pas de valse
En face
13. 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.
Ballotta
Porta - portae
Bras bas
Dagaga
14. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Attitude
Sissone
Tour jeta
Assembla
15. Running.
Brisa
Sept
Polonaise
Couru
16. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Demi pointe - sur la
Port de bras
Extension
Cha
17. 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.
Tour en lair
Releva
Frappa
Sur le cou-de-pied
18. Leg.
Retira or Passa
Jambe
Battement (Grand)
Battu
19. Big - large. (movements)
Devant
Promenade
Grand - grande
a
20. To stretch out - make longer
En arriare
Couru
Sauta - sautae
Allonga
21. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pas de deux
Sissone fermae
En face
Pointes - sur le
22. To lean
Plia
Sissone
Pencha
En l'air
23. 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.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Dessus
Pas de bourra couru
Sissone fermae
24. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Allegro
Cloche - en
Devant
Brisa
25. Raised
Releva
Dagaga
Allegro
Ouvert - ouverte
26. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Arabesque
Allegro
Cabriole
Fondu - fondue
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.
Coupa jeta
Frappa
Brisa vola
Piqua
28. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Cavalier
Arabesque
Pas de chat
Jambe
29. 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.
Derriare
Polonaise
Promenade
Fouetta - en tournant
30. 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.
Petit jeta
Fish Dive
Jeta
Pencha
31. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Terre a
Ligne
Releva
Dagaga
32. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Bras
Demi plia
Polonaise
33. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Petit
Sauta - sautae
Dessus
Sissone fermae
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.
Chassa
Barre
Daveloppa
Cabriole
35. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
a
Tournant - en
Sissone fermae
Allonga
36. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Retira or Passa
Dessus
Tendu
Rond de jambe
37. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Seconde - a
Corps
Poisson
Cha
38. 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.
Ouvert - ouverte
Cecchetti Method
Sissone fermae
Pointes - sur le
39. Slow - sustained movement
Fondu - fondue
a
Adagio
a
40. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Dessous
Ouvert - ouverte
Balletomane
Dedans - en
41. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Tendu
Pas de chat
Pas de trios
Dessus
42. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Saut de basque
Poisson
Derriare
43. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Arabesque
Port de bras
Grand - grande
a
44. A
Sickling
a
Glissade
Pas de trios
45. 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.
Ouvert - ouverte
Croix - en
Battu
Bras bas
46. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Sept
Derriare
Ligne
Pointe shoes
47. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Sauta - sautae
Grand - grande
Tour jeta
Fondu - fondue
48. Body.
Adagio
Temps lia sur les pointes
Sept
Corps
49. Arms
Pas de trios
Terre a
Ballotta
Bras
50. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Pointe shoes
Couru
Promenade
Demi pointe - sur la