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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Seven
Ballotta
a
Sept
Port de bras
2. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
a
Poisson
Tournant - en
Pas de bourra
3. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Ballotta
Piqua
Dagaga
a
4. Borken/breaking
Cavalier
Coupa jeta
Assembla
Brisa
5. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Ballotta
Entrechat
Derriare
Avant
6. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Derriare
Bras
Pas de trios
7. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Royale
Cloche - en
Cha
Balanca
8. 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.
Coda
Polonaise
Crois - croisa
Pas
9. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Porta - portae
Fouetta
Diagonale
Divertissement
10. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Cha
Fondu - fondue
Bras
11. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Terre a
Diagonale
Assembla
Battement (Grand)
12. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Coda
Barre
Port de bras
Extension
13. Change of the feet in the air.
Ballotta
Petit jeta
Changement
Pas
14. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Fish Dive
Dedans - en
Fouetta
15. 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.
Entrechat
Saut de basque
Allegro
Ballotta
16. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Croix - en
Pointe shoes
Cabriole
Cha
17. Closed sissone. Low elevation and a quick tempo - this sissonne finishes on two feet with the working foot gliding along the floor into the demi-plia in the fifth position.
Pas de quatre
Sissone fermae
Ballotta
Sur le cou-de-pied
18. Arms
Bras
Brisa
Ballon
Tournant - en
19. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Bras
Ballotta
Balletomane
En l'air
20. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Tendu
Petit jeta
Pas de chat
Sickling
21. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Dagaga
Piroette
Ligne
Attitude
22. 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.
Promenade
Diagonale
Chassa
Pas
23. Dance for four
Pas de quatre
Deux
Ballotta
Fouetta
24. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Pencha
Cabriole
Bras bas
25. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Crois - croisa
Cloche - en
Cabriole
Dessous
26. 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.
Brisa vola
Sickling
Dehors - en
Piqua
27. Step
Arabesque
Ballon
Pas
Temps lia sur les pointes
28. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Cloche - en
Pointes - sur le
Dessus
Plia
29. 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.
Jeta
Pas de deux
Crois - croisa
Cha
30. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pointes - sur le
Tendu
Royale
Sissone
31. (Movements) in the air
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32. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Sur le cou-de-pied
Ca
Crois - croisa
33. 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.
Petit jeta
Pas de bourra couru
Tendu
a
34. 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
Fish Dive
Cabriole
a
Barre
35. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Brisa vola
Daveloppa
Cecchetti Method
En arriare
36. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Fouetta - en tournant
Chassa
Arabesque
Sauta - sautae
37. Backwards - reverse.
Entrechat
Tour jeta
Brisa vola
En arriare
38. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Entrechat
Grand - grande
Cabriole
Fondu - fondue
39. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Pas de chat
Changement
Petit jeta
Grand - grande
40. 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.
Ligne
Saut de basque
Bras bas
Cloche - en
41. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Jambe
Ballon
a
Sept
42. Big - large. (movements)
Grand - grande
Corps
Temps lia sur les pointes
Diagonale
43. This means 'moving' the leg.
Battement (Grand)
Dehors - en
Polonaise
En face
44. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Allonga
Tendu
Temps lia sur les pointes
Fish Dive
45. A
Allonga
a
Cecchetti Method
Pas de trios
46. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Pointes - sur le
Allonga
Battement (Grand)
47. Open - opened.
Balanca
Pas de bourra couru
Ouvert - ouverte
Pencha
48. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Pas de chat
En face
a
Battement (Grand)
49. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Petit jeta
Demi pointe - sur la
Sissone
Demi plia
50. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Jambe
Demi plia
Pencha
Port de bras