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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Crois - croisa
a
Piroette
Cloche - en
2. Borken/breaking
Pas de quatre
a
Brisa
Pencha
3. To rock - or to swing.
Retira or Passa
Cecchetti Method
a
Balanca
4. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Cavalier
Pas de quatre
Fouetta
Attitude
5. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Fouetta - en tournant
En arriare
Pointe shoes
Allegro
6. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Allegro
Petit
Glissade
Grande pas de deux
7. 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
Sissone fermae
Barre
Pointe shoes
Ballon
8. Connected movements on the points
Temps lia sur les pointes
Ligne
Pas de bourra couru
Fouetta - en tournant
9. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Changement
a
Sept
10. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Demi plia
Cloche - en
Cha
Dessus
11. To lean
Cecchetti Method
Tournant - en
Pencha
a
12. Backwards - reverse.
Tendu
Balletomane
En arriare
a
13. 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.
Jeta
Releva
Sissone
Tournant - en
14. Step
Pas
Fouetta
Coupa jeta
Jeta
15. 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.
Jeta
Poisson
Royale
Sissone fermae
16. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Allonga
Tour en lair
Coda
Rond de jambe
17. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Deux
a
Attitude
Grand - grande
18. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Polonaise
Jambe
Pas de valse
Petit
19. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Dehors - en
Pointes - sur le
Cha
Devant
20. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Allegro
Grande pas de deux
Cabriole
Dessus
21. 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.
Bras bas
Couru
Ballotta
Temps lia sur les pointes
22. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Cloche - en
a
Seconde - a
Glissade
23. 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.
Ca
Cecchetti Method
Pas de chat
Poisson
24. 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.
Pointe shoes
Promenade
Ouvert - ouverte
Seconde - a
25. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Retira or Passa
Pas de trios
Port de bras
Arabesque
26. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Ballon
Derriare
Pas de valse
27. Big - large. (movements)
Dagaga
Grand - grande
Extension
Jambe
28. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Changement
Adagio
a
Diagonale
29. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Changement
Divertissement
a
Sickling
30. 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.
a
Sickling
Fouetta - en tournant
Croix - en
31. To prick
Piqua
Glissade
Tour jeta
Barre
32. A
Dehors - en
Adagio
Fish Dive
a
33. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Cecchetti Method
a
Attitude
34. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Dessus
Seconde - a
Petit jeta
Derriare
35. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Ouvert - ouverte
Brisa vola
Sept
a
36. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Cabriole
Piroette
Sauta - sautae
Crois - croisa
37. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Pointe shoes
Plia
Ballon
Jambe
38. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Extension
Devant
Arabesque
Piroette
39. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Grand - grande
Sur le cou-de-pied
Allonga
Tendu
40. 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.
Pas de valse
Coupa jeta
Piroette
Fouetta - en tournant
41. (Movements) in the air
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42. 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.
Balanca
Divertissement
Pas de valse
Sissone fermae
43. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Ca
Tournant - en
Ballotta
44. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
a
Balletomane
a
Poisson
45. 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
Rond de jambe
Cecchetti Method
En face
46. Dance for four
a
Pas de quatre
Saut de basque
Fondu - fondue
47. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Sissone
Polonaise
Ballon
Devant
48. Raised
Releva
Tendu
Coda
Pas de trios
49. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Petit jeta
Tournant - en
Sauta - sautae
a
50. 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.
Deux
Fondu - fondue
Battu
Poisson