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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Big - large. (movements)






2. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.






3. 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.






4. Open - opened.






5. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.






6. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.






7. 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.






8. A






9. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.






10. A jump from both feet onto one foot






11. To the front. Any step in front of your body.






12. Two






13. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.






14. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.






15. 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.






16. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.






17. 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.






18. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.






19. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.






20. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air






21. Male dance partner to the ballerina






22. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.






23. 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.






24. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.






25. Backwards - reverse.






26. Raised






27. Seven






28. 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.






29. Body.






30. To lean






31. Borken/breaking






32. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






33. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.






34. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.






35. To stretch out - make longer






36. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.






37. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.






38. Small - half bend of the knees.






39. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)






40. (Movements) in the air

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41. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.






42. 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.






43. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.






44. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






45. 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.






46. Slow - sustained movement






47. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.






48. Step






49. 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






50. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.