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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pointes - sur le
Porta - portae
Bras bas
Sickling
2. Borken/breaking
Royale
Brisa
Bras
a
3. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
a
Cecchetti Method
Battement (Grand)
Coda
4. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Extension
Petit jeta
Cloche - en
Pas de chat
5. 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.
a
Fish Dive
Bras bas
Promenade
6. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sept
Sur le cou-de-pied
Terre a
Avant
7. 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.
Avant
Promenade
Extension
Daveloppa
8. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Crois - croisa
Pointe shoes
a
Derriare
9. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Brisa
Piqua
Fouetta
Diagonale
10. 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
Pas de chat
Barre
Battu
11. Arms
Pas de valse
Bras
En l'air
a
12. Running.
Corps
Pas de deux
Couru
Port de bras
13. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Dehors - en
Ballotta
Bras bas
Tour en lair
14. Body.
Chassa
Piqua
Corps
Balletomane
15. Small - little
Pointe shoes
Diagonale
Dessous
Petit
16. This describes certain jumps and steps - for example - jumping and landing from two feet - or a specific movement that is usually performed at the 'barre' - to stand on one leg - the other leg will then beat against it.
Jeta
Dessous
Releva
Battu
17. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Tour jeta
Avant
Pas de valse
18. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
Sickling
Tournant - en
Pointes - sur le
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.
Seconde - a
Dessous
a
En arriare
20. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Pas de trios
Battu
Bras
Balletomane
21. Two
Deux
Sickling
Brisa vola
Cloche - en
22. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Cabriole
Plia
Piroette
Entrechat
23. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dessous
Cavalier
Dagaga
Dessus
24. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Pointe shoes
Petit jeta
Frappa
Grande pas de deux
25. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Cha
Sauta - sautae
Retira or Passa
26. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Divertissement
Royale
Saut de basque
Arabesque
27. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Ballon
En face
Grande pas de deux
Couru
28. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Battu
Promenade
Pas de valse
Fondu - fondue
29. 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.
Tendu
Coupa jeta
Sauta - sautae
Dessous
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.
Piroette
Entrechat
Arabesque
Sickling
31. 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
Brisa vola
Polonaise
Frappa
32. Dance for four
Attitude
Grande pas de deux
Pas de quatre
Sickling
33. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dessous
Dedans - en
a
Releva
34. 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.
Corps
Glissade
Coda
Ca
35. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Adagio
Arabesque
Plia
Promenade
36. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Allegro
Diagonale
Fondu - fondue
Avant
37. Backwards - reverse.
Assembla
En arriare
Cloche - en
Coupa jeta
38. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Cabriole
Bras
Dehors - en
a
39. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
En arriare
Avant
Assembla
Ligne
40. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Ligne
Devant
En face
Fouetta - en tournant
41. Leg.
Bras bas
Pas de trios
Jambe
Porta - portae
42. To lean
Bras bas
Pencha
Grande pas de deux
Terre a
43. 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.
Divertissement
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pencha
Pointe shoes
44. (Movements) in the air
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45. 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.
a
Poisson
Frappa
Ligne
46. 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.
Tournant - en
Avant
Fouetta
Pas de bourra couru
47. 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
Cloche - en
Fish Dive
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de trios
48. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Devant
Pas de bourra couru
Allegro
Pas de trios
49. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Royale
Allegro
Arabesque
Pencha
50. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Tendu
Fondu - fondue
Ligne
Sur le cou-de-pied