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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Piqua
Allonga
Croix - en
Brisa vola
2. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Port de bras
Retira or Passa
Dedans - en
Terre a
3. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Bras
Couru
Sur le cou-de-pied
Terre a
4. Change of the feet in the air.
Changement
Plia
Retira or Passa
Sur le cou-de-pied
5. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Sissone
Poisson
Pas de deux
Retira or Passa
6. 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.
Promenade
Saut de basque
En face
Port de bras
7. Big - large. (movements)
Cecchetti Method
Grand - grande
Retira or Passa
a
8. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pencha
Divertissement
Demi pointe - sur la
Pointes - sur le
9. To prick
Royale
Piqua
Temps lia sur les pointes
Demi plia
10. 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.
Adagio
Daveloppa
Fouetta
Pas de deux
11. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Grande pas de deux
Bras
Polonaise
Royale
12. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas
Pas de quatre
Demi pointe - sur la
Pas de valse
13. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Arabesque
Devant
Sauta - sautae
Plia
14. Body.
Pas de trios
En l'air
Coupa jeta
Corps
15. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Barre
Pas de bourra
Cavalier
Temps lia sur les pointes
16. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Petit jeta
Croix - en
Cha
Pointe shoes
17. To the front.
Fondu - fondue
Derriare
Avant
Pointes - sur le
18. 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.
Dessous
Porta - portae
Battu
Tendu
19. A
Dagaga
Pointe shoes
Entrechat
a
20. 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.
Fondu - fondue
a
Cavalier
Entrechat
21. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Dessous
Pas de quatre
Barre
22. 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.
En face
Porta - portae
Frappa
Promenade
23. Seven
Sept
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de deux
Chassa
24. Small - little
Pas de valse
Pas de deux
Demi pointe - sur la
Petit
25. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Tournant - en
Pas de deux
Frappa
Ligne
26. 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.
Balletomane
Deux
Jeta
Coupa jeta
27. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Fondu - fondue
Bras
Sauta - sautae
Dagaga
28. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Pas de trios
Ligne
Tendu
Demi plia
29. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Fish Dive
Ballotta
Petit jeta
Glissade
30. Borken/breaking
Pas
Brisa vola
Brisa
Balanca
31. To rock - or to swing.
Releva
Entrechat
Balanca
Petit jeta
32. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
a
Brisa vola
Coda
Tendu
33. 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.
Dehors - en
Allonga
a
Pointe shoes
34. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Pas de bourra couru
Coda
Seconde - a
Allegro
35. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Daveloppa
Brisa vola
En face
Sauta - sautae
36. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Tournant - en
Diagonale
Fouetta
Petit
37. This means 'moving' the leg.
Battement (Grand)
Tour jeta
Glissade
a
38. Small - half bend of the knees.
Plia
Demi plia
Entrechat
Tour en lair
39. 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.
Divertissement
Bras bas
Jambe
Dedans - en
40. Dance for two.
Avant
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pas de deux
Tour jeta
41. Raised
Dehors - en
Pointe shoes
Brisa
Releva
42. 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
Port de bras
Dagaga
Fish Dive
Ca
43. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Entrechat
Divertissement
Devant
Cavalier
44. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Dehors - en
Saut de basque
Barre
Fondu - fondue
45. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Pencha
Plia
Balletomane
Crois - croisa
46. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Tournant - en
Pas de chat
Chassa
47. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Dessus
Pointe shoes
Dedans - en
48. Open - opened.
Daveloppa
Pas
Extension
Ouvert - ouverte
49. Leg.
a
Pas de bourra
Jambe
Piqua
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
Dessous
Releva
Cloche - en
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