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Ballet Basics Vocab
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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. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Crois - croisa
Extension
Balletomane
Pencha
2. Big - large. (movements)
Grand - grande
Deux
Port de bras
Saut de basque
3. To stretch out - make longer
Polonaise
Allonga
Grand - grande
Demi plia
4. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tournant - en
Allonga
Tour jeta
a
5. Small - half bend of the knees.
Coupa jeta
Rond de jambe
Demi plia
Releva
6. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Tournant - en
Fish Dive
Ca
En face
7. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Allonga
Dedans - en
Dessus
Pas de quatre
8. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Sauta - sautae
Pointe shoes
Fouetta - en tournant
Sept
9. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Pas de deux
Royale
Ca
Diagonale
10. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Battement (Grand)
Allegro
Daveloppa
Entrechat
11. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Coupa jeta
Sur le cou-de-pied
Allonga
Assembla
12. 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
Sauta - sautae
Tour en lair
Promenade
13. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Sept
Cloche - en
a
Barre
14. Two
Arabesque
Croix - en
Fouetta
Deux
15. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Sept
Saut de basque
Porta - portae
Cabriole
16. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dessous
Dagaga
Bras
Releva
17. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
En arriare
Tendu
Porta - portae
Ballotta
18. 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
Pencha
Deux
Brisa
Fish Dive
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.
Cecchetti Method
Coupa jeta
a
Promenade
20. Raised
Brisa vola
Releva
Entrechat
Frappa
21. Borken/breaking
Royale
Brisa
Balletomane
Sur le cou-de-pied
22. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Pointes - sur le
a
Chassa
Changement
23. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Pas de trios
Seconde - a
a
Deux
24. 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.
Changement
Pas de bourra
Croix - en
Daveloppa
25. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Demi plia
Releva
Cloche - en
26. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
Cecchetti Method
Balanca
Bras
27. To prick
Fouetta - en tournant
a
Piqua
Plia
28. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Deux
Sur le cou-de-pied
Dessus
Sissone
29. 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.
Chassa
Glissade
Battement (Grand)
Pointe shoes
30. 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.
Fouetta
Tour en lair
Poisson
Allonga
31. Running.
Pas de valse
Ballon
Couru
Cabriole
32. Turning fouetta.
Pas de bourra
Jambe
Battement (Grand)
Fouetta - en tournant
33. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
En l'air
En face
Piqua
Crois - croisa
34. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Fouetta
Sissone
Balanca
Devant
35. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Poisson
Devant
Battu
Pencha
36. To the front.
Port de bras
Ballon
Avant
Pas de chat
37. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Saut de basque
a
Fouetta
Couru
38. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Balletomane
Port de bras
Tendu
Petit jeta
39. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Assembla
a
Coupa jeta
40. A march in which two steps are taken forward on the demi-pointes and then the third step is taken flat with the supporting knee bent in fondu and the other leg raised in front.
Fondu - fondue
a
Balanca
Polonaise
41. To rock - or to swing.
a
Piroette
Derriare
Balanca
42. 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.
Bras bas
Pas de chat
Battement (Grand)
Pointe shoes
43. Leg.
Jambe
Chassa
Croix - en
Brisa
44. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Pas
Battement (Grand)
Cecchetti Method
Cavalier
45. 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.
Crois - croisa
Battu
Adagio
Brisa
46. Body.
Corps
Avant
Fish Dive
Adagio
47. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Bras
Pas de chat
Sept
Tour en lair
48. Dance for three
Pas de bourra
Glissade
Extension
Pas de trios
49. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Ballon
Cha
Grande pas de deux
Bras
50. 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.
Royale
Frappa
Tournant - en
Assembla