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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Change of the feet in the air.
Cabriole
Dagaga
Rond de jambe
Changement
2. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Ballotta
Brisa
Pas de chat
En face
3. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Pas
a
Coupa jeta
Retira or Passa
4. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Dedans - en
Divertissement
Cha
5. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Coupa jeta
Plia
Extension
Cavalier
6. Whirl - or spin
Piroette
Polonaise
Brisa
Pas
7. 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.
Avant
Glissade
Brisa vola
Polonaise
8. 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.
Sissone
Bras bas
Ballon
Plia
9. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
En l'air
Fondu - fondue
Balletomane
Attitude
10. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Sissone fermae
Coupa jeta
En face
11. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Glissade
Adagio
Grand - grande
Chassa
12. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Attitude
a
Coupa jeta
Grande pas de deux
13. 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.
Couru
Daveloppa
En l'air
Sissone fermae
14. Raised
Polonaise
Cloche - en
Crois - croisa
Releva
15. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
a
Promenade
Crois - croisa
Coupa jeta
16. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Allegro
Demi pointe - sur la
Assembla
Cecchetti Method
17. 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.
Pas de deux
Divertissement
Coupa jeta
Sept
18. Connected movements on the points
Temps lia sur les pointes
Battu
Sissone
Sur le cou-de-pied
19. 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
Cabriole
Dagaga
Pas
20. 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.
Cha
Cabriole
Cecchetti Method
Pointes - sur le
21. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Temps lia sur les pointes
a
Tour en lair
Porta - portae
22. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Tendu
Corps
Divertissement
Dedans - en
23. Dance for four
Bras
Pas de quatre
Tendu
Jambe
24. Running.
Pointes - sur le
Temps lia sur les pointes
Couru
Pas de chat
25. 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
Port de bras
Cha
Barre
a
26. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Cabriole
Daveloppa
Porta - portae
Allegro
27. Borken/breaking
Chassa
a
Diagonale
Brisa
28. 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.
Seconde - a
Jambe
Balletomane
Daveloppa
29. (Movements) in the air
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30. 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.
En arriare
Pas de bourra couru
Attitude
Brisa vola
31. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Deux
Dedans - en
Promenade
Petit jeta
32. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Demi pointe - sur la
Petit
Fondu - fondue
Derriare
33. 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.
Entrechat
Sissone fermae
En arriare
Chassa
34. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Battement (Grand)
Coda
Polonaise
a
35. To lean
Fouetta
Promenade
Pencha
Pas de trios
36. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Adagio
Barre
Dagaga
Attitude
37. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Tendu
Piroette
Sissone
38. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Derriare
a
Dessous
Ballon
39. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Devant
Dessus
Royale
Cavalier
40. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Couru
Sept
Demi plia
Pointe shoes
41. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Rond de jambe
Temps lia sur les pointes
Bras bas
Pas de valse
42. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Cabriole
Tour jeta
Dedans - en
Battement (Grand)
43. 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.
Balanca
Jeta
Brisa vola
Poisson
44. 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.
Frappa
Jambe
Diagonale
Sickling
45. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Pas de bourra couru
Tour en lair
Tendu
Terre a
46. 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
Diagonale
Sissone
Ballon
Fish Dive
47. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
Sissone
Balanca
Sickling
48. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Croix - en
Ouvert - ouverte
Pas de bourra couru
49. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Diagonale
Sissone
Pas de deux
Cha
50. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Dehors - en
Cloche - en
Arabesque
Piqua