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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
a
Divertissement
Corps
Bras
2. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Brisa vola
Cabriole
Grande pas de deux
Bras
3. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Ligne
Pointe shoes
Dehors - en
Pas
4. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Fouetta
Port de bras
Fouetta - en tournant
Frappa
5. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Terre a
Sissone fermae
Petit jeta
Extension
6. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Fondu - fondue
En face
Tour jeta
Sur le cou-de-pied
7. 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.
Releva
Entrechat
Pas de deux
Coupa jeta
8. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Devant
En face
Bras bas
a
9. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Tour en lair
Pas de valse
Plia
Jambe
10. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Pas de quatre
Ligne
Pointe shoes
Polonaise
11. Change of the feet in the air.
En l'air
Fish Dive
Changement
Bras bas
12. To stretch out - make longer
Pas de chat
Allonga
Plia
Fondu - fondue
13. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Fouetta
Bras
Brisa
Cavalier
14. Shaded. Position in which the dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience so that a part of the body is taken back - almost hidden from view.
a
Allonga
Dedans - en
Coupa jeta
15. Leg.
Jambe
Crois - croisa
Allonga
Couru
16. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Cha
Dessus
Coda
Sickling
17. 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.
Cha
Brisa
Deux
Daveloppa
18. 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.
Tendu
Battu
Ballon
Fouetta - en tournant
19. 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.
Grand - grande
a
Sissone fermae
Jambe
20. 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
Jambe
Fondu - fondue
Fish Dive
Ligne
21. Seven
Tournant - en
Sept
Polonaise
a
22. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Tendu
Deux
En face
Diagonale
23. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Sissone fermae
Dessous
Tendu
En arriare
24. Open - opened.
Extension
Bras bas
Ouvert - ouverte
Tour jeta
25. Body.
Changement
Corps
Porta - portae
Crois - croisa
26. 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
Ca
Cloche - en
Barre
Brisa
27. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Deux
Attitude
Porta - portae
28. Raised
Extension
Frappa
Dedans - en
Releva
29. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Pencha
Bras bas
Pas de chat
Battement (Grand)
30. (Movements) in the air
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31. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Adagio
Seconde - a
Sissone
Chassa
32. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
En l'air
Demi pointe - sur la
Barre
Deux
33. Two
Pas de chat
Deux
Dedans - en
Corps
34. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Frappa
En arriare
Couru
Brisa vola
35. To prick
En arriare
Divertissement
Piqua
Avant
36. 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.
Demi pointe - sur la
Rond de jambe
Bras bas
Coupa jeta
37. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Dedans - en
Seconde - a
Brisa vola
Entrechat
38. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Croix - en
Brisa vola
Adagio
Assembla
39. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Fouetta
Plia
Ligne
Fish Dive
40. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Chassa
Royale
Sur le cou-de-pied
a
41. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Jambe
Pointes - sur le
Changement
Coda
42. 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.
Polonaise
Crois - croisa
Grande pas de deux
Balletomane
43. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Cabriole
Rond de jambe
Battu
Dagaga
44. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Frappa
Changement
Terre a
Tendu
45. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Balletomane
Arabesque
Piroette
Ballotta
46. 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.
Barre
Cecchetti Method
Promenade
Bras
47. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Pencha
Balletomane
a
Arabesque
48. Slow - sustained movement
Jambe
Pas de bourra
Barre
Adagio
49. Dance for four
Pencha
Allonga
a
Pas de quatre
50. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
En face
Dedans - en
Corps
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