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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Arms
Bras
Sissone fermae
Piqua
Frappa
2. Open - opened.
Petit jeta
Sickling
Glissade
Ouvert - ouverte
3. To prick
Deux
Piqua
Bras
Pas de valse
4. 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.
Sissone
Saut de basque
Pas de valse
Petit
5. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Adagio
Polonaise
Promenade
Cloche - en
6. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Diagonale
Tournant - en
Pas de bourra couru
7. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Piqua
Extension
Pas de chat
8. Leg.
Pointes - sur le
Sur le cou-de-pied
Jambe
Avant
9. Dance for four
Retira or Passa
Pas de trios
Pas de quatre
Arabesque
10. 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.
Seconde - a
Pas de trios
Extension
Polonaise
11. 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.
Pas de trios
Jambe
Ballotta
Poisson
12. A
Retira or Passa
Dessus
a
Cabriole
13. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Ballon
Battement (Grand)
a
Assembla
14. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Jeta
Petit
Dedans - en
Brisa
15. 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.
Extension
Tournant - en
Sickling
a
16. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Coda
Port de bras
Sissone
Retira or Passa
17. Two
Deux
Pas de valse
a
Ballon
18. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Poisson
Battement (Grand)
Ligne
Devant
19. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
a
Jambe
Pointe shoes
Rond de jambe
20. 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.
Promenade
Rond de jambe
Pas de trios
Seconde - a
21. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
Bras bas
Balanca
Promenade
22. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
Poisson
Port de bras
Sissone fermae
23. Connected movements on the points
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pointes - sur le
Dagaga
Polonaise
24. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
En face
Cha
Poisson
Plia
25. This means 'moving' the leg.
Allegro
Battement (Grand)
Chassa
Tendu
26. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Pas de bourra
Extension
Ouvert - ouverte
Sissone fermae
27. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Fish Dive
Petit
Cavalier
Divertissement
28. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
Changement
Sickling
Balanca
29. Seven
Pas de chat
Ouvert - ouverte
Sept
Arabesque
30. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grand - grande
Divertissement
Pas de bourra couru
Grande pas de deux
31. 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 plia
Rond de jambe
Ouvert - ouverte
Bras bas
32. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Dedans - en
Dehors - en
Jeta
Diagonale
33. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Petit
Dagaga
Dessus
Seconde - a
34. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Cecchetti Method
Pas de bourra couru
Fondu - fondue
Couru
35. Running.
Entrechat
Bras bas
Couru
Pas de quatre
36. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Corps
a
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pas de deux
37. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Battu
Sauta - sautae
Pointes - sur le
Tour en lair
38. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Crois - croisa
Pointe shoes
Brisa vola
Dessous
39. Dance for three
Fouetta - en tournant
Corps
Pas de trios
Promenade
40. To lean
Battement (Grand)
Allegro
Grande pas de deux
Pencha
41. Slow - sustained movement
Barre
Adagio
Polonaise
Dessous
42. Raised
Releva
Pas de bourra
Daveloppa
Balanca
43. 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.
Jambe
Daveloppa
Cecchetti Method
a
44. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Retira or Passa
Tour jeta
Pointe shoes
Deux
45. To rock - or to swing.
Coda
Retira or Passa
Balanca
Pas de quatre
46. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Piqua
Croix - en
Grande pas de deux
Dessous
47. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Rond de jambe
Bras
Arabesque
Fouetta - en tournant
48. To the front.
Grand - grande
Tour en lair
Avant
Pas de chat
49. To stretch out - make longer
Avant
Dessus
Retira or Passa
Allonga
50. 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.
Sickling
Dagaga
Jeta
Retira or Passa