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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
a
Divertissement
Brisa
Adagio
2. To rock - or to swing.
Entrechat
Fondu - fondue
Balanca
Pas
3. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Pas de valse
Devant
Ligne
a
4. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Ca
Rond de jambe
Fish Dive
Plia
5. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Crois - croisa
Port de bras
Brisa
Fouetta
6. Connected movements on the points
Tournant - en
a
Temps lia sur les pointes
Extension
7. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Devant
Piqua
Demi pointe - sur la
Couru
8. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Pas de quatre
Jeta
Sissone fermae
Plia
9. Change of the feet in the air.
Changement
Cha
Releva
Arabesque
10. Running.
Demi pointe - sur la
Tendu
Couru
Porta - portae
11. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grande pas de deux
Plia
Cabriole
Changement
12. 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
Ouvert - ouverte
Jambe
Battu
13. 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.
Sickling
Ligne
Changement
Plia
14. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Tournant - en
Pas de bourra
Fish Dive
Retira or Passa
15. To lean
Allegro
Pencha
Plia
Terre a
16. 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.
Balletomane
Entrechat
Saut de basque
Porta - portae
17. 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
a
Pas de bourra couru
Promenade
18. Step
Fouetta
Terre a
Pas de chat
Pas
19. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Balanca
Assembla
a
Polonaise
20. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Cabriole
Dessous
Piroette
Devant
21. Slow - sustained movement
Adagio
Ouvert - ouverte
Petit
Tournant - en
22. 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.
Promenade
Dagaga
Pointe shoes
Daveloppa
23. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Sept
Dessus
Pas de deux
Croix - en
24. Dance for three
Battement (Grand)
Pas de trios
Pas de deux
Allegro
25. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Dessus
Dehors - en
a
Terre a
26. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Tour en lair
Arabesque
Retira or Passa
27. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Porta - portae
Glissade
Chassa
Derriare
28. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Fondu - fondue
Piroette
Pointes - sur le
Entrechat
29. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Couru
Brisa vola
Port de bras
Pas de bourra couru
30. Raised
Releva
Tournant - en
Fouetta
Assembla
31. 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.
Polonaise
Pointes - sur le
Bras
Jeta
32. Arms
Coupa jeta
Dagaga
Fouetta
Bras
33. Turning fouetta.
Ouvert - ouverte
Fouetta - en tournant
a
Sissone fermae
34. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Pas
Fouetta
Balletomane
Daveloppa
35. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Tour en lair
Chassa
Bras
Ballotta
36. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Fouetta - en tournant
Frappa
Battu
Pas de chat
37. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Couru
Royale
Glissade
Plia
38. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Sept
En face
Crois - croisa
Cloche - en
39. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Ballon
Cecchetti Method
Assembla
40. 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.
Releva
Saut de basque
Devant
En l'air
41. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Releva
Bras bas
Pointe shoes
Cha
42. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Cecchetti Method
Changement
Seconde - a
Cha
43. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Grande pas de deux
Pas de valse
Grand - grande
Diagonale
44. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dedans - en
Coda
Sur le cou-de-pied
Grand - grande
45. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Tour en lair
Croix - en
Attitude
Grand - grande
46. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Grande pas de deux
Ca
Fouetta - en tournant
Cha
47. To stretch out - make longer
Deux
Pas de deux
Allonga
Tour en lair
48. Backwards - reverse.
Frappa
En arriare
Demi plia
Pas de trios
49. Small - half bend of the knees.
En l'air
Pointe shoes
Devant
Demi plia
50. Big - large. (movements)
Rond de jambe
Dagaga
Grand - grande
Cloche - en