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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






2. To get bigger/ big fast movements






3. Small - little






4. Running.






5. (Movements) in the air

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6. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.






7. Leg.






8. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.






9. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air






10. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.






11. Borken/breaking






12. Backwards - reverse.






13. This means 'moving' the leg.






14. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.






15. 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.






16. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.






17. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.






18. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.






19. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.






20. Male dance partner to the ballerina






21. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)






22. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.






23. Small jeta - from a demi plia.






24. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. To lean






28. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.






29. Change of the feet in the air.






30. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees






31. 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.






32. Raised






33. Dance for two.






34. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.






35. Step






36. 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.






37. Body.






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.






41. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.






42. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.






43. 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.






44. Arms






45. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.






46. 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.






47. Turning fouetta.






48. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.






49. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






50. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.