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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Extension
a
Ballon
2. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Sept
Allegro
Entrechat
Terre a
3. To lean
Fouetta
Pencha
Corps
Cecchetti Method
4. To rock - or to swing.
Frappa
Battu
Barre
Balanca
5. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Demi plia
Croix - en
Ballon
Seconde - a
6. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Fondu - fondue
Pas de quatre
Pencha
Plia
7. Big - large. (movements)
Grand - grande
En arriare
Cecchetti Method
Derriare
8. 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.
Terre a
Ligne
Chassa
Entrechat
9. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Assembla
Pointes - sur le
Dagaga
10. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Bras bas
Rond de jambe
Couru
Ligne
11. Step
Retira or Passa
Tour jeta
Pas de bourra couru
Pas
12. Small - half bend of the knees.
Fish Dive
Demi plia
a
Jambe
13. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Jambe
Arabesque
En face
Sur le cou-de-pied
14. Change of the feet in the air.
Cha
Changement
Pas de chat
a
15. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Cha
Dehors - en
Sauta - sautae
Cecchetti Method
16. Raised
Cabriole
a
Releva
Ligne
17. 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.
Dagaga
En face
Couru
Promenade
18. 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.
Pas de bourra couru
Sickling
Pas de valse
Sur le cou-de-pied
19. Open - opened.
Ca
Brisa vola
Assembla
Ouvert - ouverte
20. 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.
Coupa jeta
Fouetta
Poisson
Royale
21. Running.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Cabriole
Barre
Couru
22. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Dehors - en
Fish Dive
Demi pointe - sur la
Tendu
23. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Ballotta
Arabesque
Cavalier
Divertissement
24. Body.
Corps
Tour jeta
Jeta
Seconde - a
25. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Sickling
Porta - portae
Barre
Port de bras
26. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de bourra
Changement
Port de bras
Pas de valse
27. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Cha
Ballotta
Pas de quatre
Extension
28. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ligne
Grande pas de deux
Croix - en
Piqua
29. Dance for two.
Pas de deux
Croix - en
Seconde - a
Corps
30. To prick
Sept
Pas de chat
Ouvert - ouverte
Piqua
31. Two
Jeta
Devant
Deux
Sauta - sautae
32. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Terre a
Dessus
Dagaga
Rond de jambe
33. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Retira or Passa
Pencha
a
a
34. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Poisson
Sur le cou-de-pied
Battu
Tour jeta
35. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
En l'air
Pointe shoes
Brisa vola
Brisa
36. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Pointe shoes
a
Glissade
Avant
37. 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.
Coupa jeta
Derriare
Rond de jambe
Fish Dive
38. 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.
Deux
Allegro
Brisa
Sissone fermae
39. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Brisa
Ca
Crois - croisa
Fondu - fondue
40. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Dedans - en
Bras
Couru
Petit jeta
41. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Devant
Assembla
Balletomane
Battement (Grand)
42. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Pointes - sur le
Changement
Ca
Allegro
43. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Glissade
Coupa jeta
Assembla
Fouetta
44. Connected movements on the points
Entrechat
Ballotta
Tendu
Temps lia sur les pointes
45. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Coupa jeta
Pas de valse
Pas de bourra couru
Dessous
46. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Pas de trios
Sickling
Ca
Ballotta
47. Small - little
Seconde - a
Petit
Pas de deux
Assembla
48. Backwards - reverse.
Devant
a
En arriare
Allegro
49. 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.
Poisson
Plia
Divertissement
Bras bas
50. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Petit
Port de bras
Pointes - sur le
Cloche - en