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Ballet Basics Vocab
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performing-arts
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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. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Frappa
Pas de bourra
Crois - croisa
Arabesque
2. Body.
Dagaga
Retira or Passa
Corps
Poisson
3. 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.
Frappa
Tendu
Piqua
Promenade
4. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ligne
Battu
a
Daveloppa
5. Dance for four
Pas de quatre
Pas de chat
Daveloppa
Saut de basque
6. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Balletomane
Battement (Grand)
Daveloppa
7. Small - little
Ligne
Petit
Arabesque
Cloche - en
8. Backwards - reverse.
Cavalier
En arriare
Avant
Dessus
9. Turning fouetta.
Poisson
Releva
Fouetta - en tournant
Petit
10. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Demi plia
En l'air
Tour jeta
a
11. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Pas de bourra couru
Rond de jambe
Sickling
Croix - en
12. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Diagonale
Cavalier
a
Derriare
13. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Allonga
Balanca
Brisa vola
Pas de valse
14. 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.
Couru
Adagio
Brisa
Jeta
15. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Seconde - a
Fondu - fondue
Attitude
Pencha
16. Leg.
Croix - en
Jambe
Pencha
Poisson
17. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Pencha
Tournant - en
Brisa vola
Piroette
18. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Cabriole
Seconde - a
a
Pas
19. 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.
Pencha
Allegro
Cecchetti Method
Grand - grande
20. Borken/breaking
Frappa
Pencha
Brisa
Petit jeta
21. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
En arriare
Cabriole
Demi pointe - sur la
Pas de valse
22. Big - large. (movements)
Derriare
Piroette
Ouvert - ouverte
Grand - grande
23. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Chassa
Sissone fermae
Grande pas de deux
Coda
24. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Brisa vola
Fouetta - en tournant
Releva
Diagonale
25. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Cha
Pas de deux
Assembla
a
26. Dance for two.
Divertissement
Dessus
Pas de trios
Pas de deux
27. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Corps
Bras
En face
28. Whirl - or spin
Poisson
Pointes - sur le
Piqua
Piroette
29. 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.
Jeta
Dehors - en
Bras bas
a
30. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Pointe shoes
Assembla
Polonaise
Fondu - fondue
31. To the front.
Demi pointe - sur la
Allonga
Pas de bourra
Avant
32. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Demi pointe - sur la
Petit jeta
Sissone
Battement (Grand)
33. To lean
Pencha
Cabriole
Extension
Fondu - fondue
34. Open - opened.
Avant
Couru
Crois - croisa
Ouvert - ouverte
35. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tour jeta
Sur le cou-de-pied
Devant
a
36. Connected movements on the points
Jeta
Glissade
Temps lia sur les pointes
Bras bas
37. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Deux
Retira or Passa
Petit
38. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Promenade
Balanca
Rond de jambe
Dedans - en
39. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Changement
Pointes - sur le
Balletomane
Balanca
40. 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.
Tour jeta
Changement
Cabriole
a
41. 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
Extension
Barre
Brisa vola
Sissone
42. Small - half bend of the knees.
Demi plia
Allegro
Petit
Sissone fermae
43. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Extension
Sissone
Seconde - a
Ballon
44. 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
Tournant - en
Pas de deux
Fish Dive
Fouetta - en tournant
45. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Extension
Temps lia sur les pointes
Port de bras
Ballotta
46. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Pencha
Croix - en
a
Pas de chat
47. Slow - sustained movement
Porta - portae
Cecchetti Method
Tournant - en
Adagio
48. Running.
Couru
Petit jeta
Sur le cou-de-pied
Ca
49. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Extension
Dessous
Tour en lair
Allegro
50. 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.
Petit jeta
Demi plia
Battu
Devant