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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. 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.
Balletomane
Entrechat
Saut de basque
Allegro
2. This term is used for a fault in which the dancer turns his or her foot in from the ankle - thereby breaking the straight line of the leg.
Ouvert - ouverte
Releva
Battement (Grand)
Sickling
3. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Assembla
En face
Barre
Ligne
4. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Attitude
Cavalier
Pas de valse
Frappa
5. Raised
Corps
Diagonale
Releva
Ballon
6. 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
Fish Dive
Pas
En arriare
Grand - grande
7. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
En l'air
Deux
Changement
Sur le cou-de-pied
8. Dance for four
Barre
Bras
a
Pas de quatre
9. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dedans - en
Sissone fermae
Tendu
Fouetta
10. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Allonga
Port de bras
Grande pas de deux
Bras bas
11. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Bras bas
Allonga
Petit
Dehors - en
12. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Allonga
Couru
Allegro
13. 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.
Sept
Porta - portae
Derriare
Promenade
14. Borken/breaking
Ballotta
Croix - en
Jeta
Brisa
15. Change of the feet in the air.
Royale
Croix - en
Changement
Sissone fermae
16. Small - half bend of the knees.
Fish Dive
Demi plia
Pencha
Sur le cou-de-pied
17. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Plia
Cavalier
Fondu - fondue
Bras
18. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Retira or Passa
Tour jeta
Tour en lair
Dessous
19. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Fish Dive
Ca
Fondu - fondue
Sur le cou-de-pied
20. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Porta - portae
Seconde - a
Sur le cou-de-pied
Promenade
21. (Movements) in the air
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22. 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.
a
Promenade
Battu
Polonaise
23. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Attitude
Assembla
Cha
Porta - portae
24. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Brisa vola
En l'air
Arabesque
Fondu - fondue
25. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Changement
Petit jeta
Jambe
26. Backwards - reverse.
Coda
Jeta
En arriare
Petit jeta
27. Open - opened.
Sauta - sautae
Promenade
Ouvert - ouverte
Daveloppa
28. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Ouvert - ouverte
Cecchetti Method
Tour jeta
29. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Avant
Petit
Sur le cou-de-pied
a
30. To prick
Piqua
Tendu
Rond de jambe
Demi pointe - sur la
31. Dance for three
Jambe
Pas de trios
Dedans - en
Bras bas
32. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Fish Dive
Entrechat
Frappa
Attitude
33. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Allonga
Sissone
Chassa
Pas de valse
34. A
Cecchetti Method
a
Fish Dive
Grande pas de deux
35. 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.
Ligne
Coda
Jambe
Daveloppa
36. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Deux
a
Attitude
Terre a
37. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Daveloppa
Diagonale
Pas de valse
Divertissement
38. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Arabesque
Cecchetti Method
Divertissement
a
39. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Promenade
Crois - croisa
Diagonale
Plia
40. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Piqua
Piroette
Plia
Fouetta
41. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Assembla
Avant
Extension
Couru
42. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Pas de trios
Pas de deux
Jambe
Dessus
43. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Coupa jeta
Fish Dive
Demi pointe - sur la
Ligne
44. Two
Pas de trios
Corps
Pas de quatre
Deux
45. Basque jump. A traveling step in which the dancer turns in the air with one foot drawn up to the knee of the other leg. Fifth position are foot front.
Saut de basque
Demi pointe - sur la
En l'air
Pas de deux
46. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Promenade
Adagio
Royale
Allegro
47. To rock - or to swing.
Tournant - en
Chassa
Balanca
Grande pas de deux
48. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Cha
a
Arabesque
Pas de bourra
49. 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
Barre
Fouetta
En face
Entrechat
50. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Balanca
Fouetta - en tournant
Pencha
Dagaga