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Ballet Basics Vocab
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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. Leg.
Demi pointe - sur la
Adagio
Jambe
Sickling
2. 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
Croix - en
Fish Dive
Port de bras
Tournant - en
3. Turning fouetta.
Seconde - a
Ca
Fouetta - en tournant
a
4. Whirl - or spin
Coupa jeta
Extension
Demi plia
Piroette
5. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Derriare
Jambe
Sauta - sautae
Pas de deux
6. Big - large. (movements)
Grand - grande
En face
Coupa jeta
Releva
7. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Sur le cou-de-pied
Sept
Demi pointe - sur la
8. Running.
Fish Dive
Sickling
Adagio
Couru
9. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Rond de jambe
Pointe shoes
Demi pointe - sur la
Fondu - fondue
10. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Entrechat
Demi pointe - sur la
Dehors - en
Cloche - en
11. 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.
Dagaga
Poisson
Pas de quatre
Entrechat
12. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Ca
Croix - en
Tour jeta
Pas de trios
13. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Fish Dive
Fondu - fondue
Fouetta
Attitude
14. 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
Ouvert - ouverte
Derriare
Glissade
Barre
15. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Crois - croisa
Frappa
Tour en lair
Seconde - a
16. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Royale
En arriare
Derriare
Dehors - en
17. Two
Brisa
Deux
Pas de trios
En arriare
18. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dagaga
Pas de deux
Sickling
a
19. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Assembla
Tournant - en
Coda
Ca
20. Body.
Corps
Divertissement
Brisa
Crois - croisa
21. Open - opened.
Pas de valse
Sur le cou-de-pied
Demi plia
Ouvert - ouverte
22. This means 'moving' the leg.
Battement (Grand)
Pas de bourra
Assembla
Battu
23. Arms
Bras
Cecchetti Method
Temps lia sur les pointes
Cloche - en
24. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Pas de valse
a
Avant
Grand - grande
25. Borken/breaking
Pas de valse
Saut de basque
Changement
Brisa
26. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Pencha
Cabriole
Promenade
Cha
27. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Deux
Derriare
Fondu - fondue
Port de bras
28. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Cabriole
Pas de deux
Sickling
Sept
29. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
a
Grande pas de deux
Saut de basque
Crois - croisa
30. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Port de bras
En face
Sur le cou-de-pied
Dagaga
31. To lean
a
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pencha
Arabesque
32. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Ballotta
Pointe shoes
Brisa vola
33. Dance for two.
Avant
Assembla
Pas de deux
Saut de basque
34. 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.
Entrechat
a
Ballon
Chassa
35. 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.
Pas de quatre
Frappa
Tour jeta
Temps lia sur les pointes
36. Raised
Entrechat
Brisa vola
Releva
Seconde - a
37. Step
Pas
Petit jeta
Bras
Pas de valse
38. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Plia
En l'air
Promenade
Assembla
39. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Fish Dive
Barre
Seconde - a
Porta - portae
40. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Rond de jambe
Assembla
Seconde - a
Tendu
41. 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 bourra couru
Sickling
Coupa jeta
Cabriole
42. Small - half bend of the knees.
Glissade
Pas de chat
Demi plia
Seconde - a
43. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Petit
a
Fondu - fondue
Battement (Grand)
44. 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.
a
Jambe
Daveloppa
Temps lia sur les pointes
45. Change of the feet in the air.
Changement
Pas de chat
En face
Retira or Passa
46. Connected movements on the points
Saut de basque
Temps lia sur les pointes
Balanca
En arriare
47. 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
Deux
Grand - grande
Ballotta
48. Dance for three
Grande pas de deux
Entrechat
Pointe shoes
Pas de trios
49. To glide. A traveling step executed by gliding the working foot from the fifth position in the required direction - the other foot closing to it.
Glissade
Coupa jeta
Coda
Pas de bourra
50. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Coupa jeta
Tour jeta
Daveloppa