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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Dedans - en
Tendu
Ouvert - ouverte
Ca
2. 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.
Sickling
Promenade
Fondu - fondue
Divertissement
3. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
a
Pointe shoes
Pas de chat
Devant
4. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de quatre
Dagaga
Chassa
5. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Couru
Pas de deux
a
Coda
6. Slow - sustained movement
Adagio
Allonga
Pointes - sur le
Grand - grande
7. Backwards - reverse.
Attitude
Rond de jambe
En arriare
Frappa
8. 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.
Cecchetti Method
Fish Dive
Jeta
Allegro
9. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
En face
Fouetta - en tournant
Assembla
Dessus
10. Leg.
Cabriole
Polonaise
Jambe
Assembla
11. A jump from both feet onto one foot
a
Tour jeta
Sissone
a
12. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Dagaga
Balanca
Pointes - sur le
Fouetta
13. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Coda
Allegro
Dessus
Dagaga
14. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
a
Sickling
Crois - croisa
Bras bas
15. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ballotta
Cavalier
Ligne
Adagio
16. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Sauta - sautae
Balanca
Derriare
Devant
17. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pointes - sur le
Derriare
Brisa vola
Demi pointe - sur la
18. Dance for three
Port de bras
Petit
Daveloppa
Pas de trios
19. 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.
a
Pas de bourra couru
Battement (Grand)
Brisa
20. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Tour en lair
Pas
Ballon
Dessous
21. Step
Pas de deux
Coda
Pas
Croix - en
22. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Devant
Releva
Chassa
a
23. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Brisa vola
Sissone fermae
Ca
24. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Crois - croisa
Sauta - sautae
Attitude
25. Raised
Pointes - sur le
Allegro
Piroette
Releva
26. Connected movements on the points
Cha
Bras
Temps lia sur les pointes
Devant
27. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Royale
Coda
Piqua
Demi pointe - sur la
28. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
a
Fish Dive
Sickling
Pas de quatre
29. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Tendu
Seconde - a
Pas de quatre
Ballotta
30. 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.
Sissone fermae
Pas de quatre
En face
Couru
31. Dance for two.
Pas de bourra couru
Coda
Glissade
Pas de deux
32. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Dehors - en
a
Port de bras
Pas
33. Running.
Pas de quatre
Terre a
Tournant - en
Couru
34. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Royale
Saut de basque
Changement
35. 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.
Allegro
Battu
Cloche - en
Sauta - sautae
36. To lean
Pencha
Sissone
Corps
Retira or Passa
37. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Releva
Piqua
Fondu - fondue
Ligne
38. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Petit jeta
Pas de bourra
Fish Dive
Sissone fermae
39. 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.
Fish Dive
Rond de jambe
Jeta
Adagio
40. Whirl - or spin
Temps lia sur les pointes
Tour jeta
Piroette
Corps
41. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Battement (Grand)
Deux
Dehors - en
42. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Ouvert - ouverte
Demi plia
Tournant - en
Seconde - a
43. Two
Avant
En face
Jeta
Deux
44. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Jeta
Battement (Grand)
Barre
45. 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.
Dagaga
Poisson
Bras bas
Derriare
46. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Fouetta - en tournant
Tendu
Arabesque
Pas de quatre
47. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Cabriole
Tour jeta
Pas de valse
Chassa
48. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Bras
Cha
Changement
Dagaga
49. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Battu
Bras bas
Pointes - sur le
a
50. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Fouetta - en tournant
Royale
Dehors - en
Pas de bourra