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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Male dance partner to the ballerina
En l'air
Cavalier
Fish Dive
Tendu
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
Temps lia sur les pointes
En l'air
Fish Dive
Adagio
3. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Pointe shoes
a
Battu
Pas de bourra couru
4. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Arabesque
Sissone fermae
Balletomane
Grande pas de deux
5. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Tour jeta
En arriare
Dessus
6. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Croix - en
Dessous
Pas de valse
Pas de bourra couru
7. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Croix - en
Adagio
Ligne
Cloche - en
8. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
a
Devant
Promenade
Grand - grande
9. 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.
Fouetta
a
Terre a
Battu
10. Running.
Couru
Dessous
Balanca
Pas de valse
11. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Jeta
Assembla
Allegro
12. 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
Adagio
Divertissement
Porta - portae
13. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Barre
Dehors - en
Tournant - en
Poisson
14. 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.
Adagio
Brisa vola
Divertissement
Retira or Passa
15. To rock - or to swing.
Changement
Balanca
Ballotta
Fouetta - en tournant
16. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Dehors - en
Arabesque
a
Pas de bourra
17. This means 'moving' the leg.
Battement (Grand)
Poisson
Grand - grande
Barre
18. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
a
Changement
Dessus
Brisa
19. Open - opened.
Coda
Ouvert - ouverte
a
Pointes - sur le
20. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Daveloppa
Cloche - en
Royale
Adagio
21. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Attitude
Battu
Brisa
22. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Allegro
Poisson
Retira or Passa
Arabesque
23. 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.
Demi plia
Frappa
Cha
Pas de quatre
24. Seven
Sickling
Demi pointe - sur la
Sept
Fondu - fondue
25. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Fouetta
Tendu
Pas de trios
Allonga
26. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
Frappa
En l'air
Sickling
27. Body.
Dagaga
Bras bas
Fouetta - en tournant
Corps
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.
En arriare
Pas de trios
Daveloppa
Promenade
29. 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.
Ballon
Sept
Corps
Jeta
30. 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.
Fouetta
Glissade
Tournant - en
Sur le cou-de-pied
31. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dagaga
Sept
Balletomane
Dessous
32. To prick
Piqua
Chassa
Allonga
Cavalier
33. 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.
Ballon
Releva
Seconde - a
Coupa jeta
34. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Pas de bourra
Grande pas de deux
Ca
Changement
35. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Adagio
Bras
Cha
Demi plia
36. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
En l'air
Crois - croisa
Coda
Pas de deux
37. Leg.
Coupa jeta
Jambe
Assembla
Fondu - fondue
38. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Allonga
a
Releva
Tour en lair
39. Change of the feet in the air.
Brisa
Cecchetti Method
Changement
a
40. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Diagonale
a
Grande pas de deux
Bras bas
41. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
Port de bras
Demi pointe - sur la
Ca
42. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Ouvert - ouverte
Pencha
Assembla
Releva
43. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Fondu - fondue
Glissade
Divertissement
Cha
44. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pointes - sur le
Petit jeta
Pencha
Cloche - en
45. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
En arriare
Couru
Pas de bourra
Plia
46. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Plia
Dehors - en
Derriare
47. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tour jeta
Assembla
Pas de bourra
Petit jeta
48. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Chassa
Balanca
Crois - croisa
Avant
49. 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.
Crois - croisa
Promenade
Attitude
Plia
50. 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
Sissone
Cha
En l'air