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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Behind you - movements done behind you.






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






3. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.






4. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.






5. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.






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






7. Dance for three






8. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.






9. To prick






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






11. To lean






12. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.






13. Dance for two.






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






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






16. Pas de bourra - running. This is a progression on the points or demi-pointes by a series of small - even steps with the feet close together. It may be done in all directions or in a circle.






17. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.






18. Open - opened.






19. To the front.






20. Arms






21. This means 'moving' the leg.






22. Small - half bend of the knees.






23. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.






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






25. Running.






26. (Movements) in the air

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27. To stretch out - make longer






28. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.






29. 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.






30. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.






31. 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.






32. A jump from both feet onto one foot






33. 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.






34. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.






38. Seven






39. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.






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






41. Turning fouetta.






42. To get bigger/ big fast movements






43. Diversion - enjoyment. A suite of numbers called 'entraes -' inserted into a classic ballet. These short dances are calculated to display the talents of individuals or groups of dancers.






44. 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.






45. 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.






46. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.






47. Change of the feet in the air.






48. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






49. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.






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