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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Borken/breaking
Bras
Pas de bourra couru
Ca
Brisa
2. 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.
Crois - croisa
Cecchetti Method
Coupa jeta
Petit
3. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Sickling
Terre a
Fouetta
Pas de chat
4. Arms
Terre a
Grand - grande
Bras
Rond de jambe
5. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Assembla
Chassa
Crois - croisa
Daveloppa
6. Leg.
Jambe
Devant
Bras
Piroette
7. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Battu
En arriare
Dessus
8. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Arabesque
Cavalier
Cha
Croix - en
9. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Ca
Adagio
Dessous
Retira or Passa
10. 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.
Tour en lair
Cecchetti Method
Glissade
Daveloppa
11. 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.
Cha
Daveloppa
Cabriole
a
12. To the front.
Pas
Piroette
Saut de basque
Avant
13. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Petit jeta
Terre a
Port de bras
Fondu - fondue
14. 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.
Battu
Fish Dive
Coda
Cha
15. Small - half bend of the knees.
Pas de trios
Demi plia
Bras
Tour jeta
16. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Assembla
Tournant - en
Temps lia sur les pointes
17. A
Tendu
Devant
Jambe
a
18. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dedans - en
Poisson
Pas de trios
Piqua
19. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Crois - croisa
a
Brisa vola
Battu
20. Raised
Ouvert - ouverte
Coupa jeta
Plia
Releva
21. Connected movements on the points
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pointes - sur le
Coda
Couru
22. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Avant
Barre
Port de bras
23. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Sissone
Fouetta
Seconde - a
Glissade
24. 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.
Grande pas de deux
Releva
Pas de quatre
Polonaise
25. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Extension
Crois - croisa
Ballon
Dagaga
26. Backwards - reverse.
Chassa
Sickling
En arriare
Frappa
27. 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.
Chassa
Ca
Divertissement
Ballotta
28. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Coupa jeta
Tour en lair
Changement
Crois - croisa
29. (Movements) in the air
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30. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Bras bas
Polonaise
Terre a
Petit jeta
31. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Derriare
Cha
Pas de bourra
Barre
32. 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.
Ballotta
Sissone fermae
Battu
Releva
33. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tour jeta
Coupa jeta
Couru
Pencha
34. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Avant
Cabriole
Tournant - en
Changement
35. 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
Fouetta
Barre
Ca
36. Two
Glissade
Deux
Releva
Ouvert - ouverte
37. To lean
Coupa jeta
Poisson
Pencha
Battu
38. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
a
Ouvert - ouverte
Ballon
Divertissement
39. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Brisa
Ballotta
Ligne
Sissone fermae
40. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Frappa
Pas de valse
Sauta - sautae
Sissone
41. 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
Changement
Poisson
Couru
Barre
42. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Couru
Petit
a
Fouetta
43. Body.
Pointes - sur le
Coda
Corps
Ouvert - ouverte
44. Seven
Sept
Porta - portae
Tour en lair
Pas
45. Dance for two.
Cecchetti Method
Piqua
Pas de deux
En face
46. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
a
Dagaga
Ballotta
Cloche - en
47. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Coupa jeta
Cloche - en
Fondu - fondue
Derriare
48. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
a
Royale
Tournant - en
Sickling
49. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Dessous
Grande pas de deux
Brisa vola
Allonga
50. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Pas de trios
Grand - grande
Divertissement