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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Adagio
a
Porta - portae
Dessus
2. 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.
Pas de quatre
Bras bas
Ca
a
3. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Demi plia
Deux
a
Cavalier
4. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Brisa vola
Ballon
Pencha
Pas de valse
5. Step
Changement
a
Ballon
Pas
6. 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.
Crois - croisa
Polonaise
Promenade
Porta - portae
7. Running.
Couru
a
Dedans - en
Battu
8. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Ca
Cha
Ouvert - ouverte
Pas de deux
9. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Barre
En face
Dehors - en
Dagaga
10. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Petit jeta
Porta - portae
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pencha
11. Dance for two.
Cloche - en
Dagaga
Pas de deux
Allegro
12. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
Pas de bourra couru
Ca
Cloche - en
En face
13. 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.
Divertissement
Ouvert - ouverte
Petit jeta
Glissade
14. Open - opened.
Tour en lair
Fouetta - en tournant
Ouvert - ouverte
Rond de jambe
15. To lean
En arriare
Dedans - en
Allonga
Pencha
16. Body.
Ca
Dehors - en
Balletomane
Corps
17. Connected movements on the points
Sickling
Promenade
Devant
Temps lia sur les pointes
18. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dedans - en
Barre
Sauta - sautae
Bras
19. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Tournant - en
Coda
Ligne
Ballon
20. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Pointe shoes
Battu
a
Assembla
21. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Deux
Piqua
a
Piroette
22. Dance for four
Releva
Cabriole
Derriare
Pas de quatre
23. 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.
Frappa
Tendu
Ligne
Coupa jeta
24. (Movements) in the air
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25. Small - little
Petit
Port de bras
Avant
Diagonale
26. 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.
Daveloppa
Frappa
Tournant - en
Dedans - en
27. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Tournant - en
Frappa
En l'air
Ballotta
28. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Cecchetti Method
Cavalier
Demi pointe - sur la
Crois - croisa
29. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Balanca
Retira or Passa
Dessus
Tournant - en
30. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grande pas de deux
Cha
Brisa
En face
31. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Tour en lair
Pas
Dessus
Devant
32. Dance for three
Bras bas
Pas de trios
Ca
Jeta
33. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Brisa vola
En arriare
Chassa
Brisa
34. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
En arriare
Attitude
Tournant - en
En l'air
35. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Petit jeta
Battu
Piqua
Ca
36. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Dagaga
Pointe shoes
Allonga
Daveloppa
37. Raised
En l'air
Releva
Sept
Sur le cou-de-pied
38. 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.
Cloche - en
Saut de basque
Frappa
Extension
39. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Corps
Couru
Dessous
40. Turning fouetta.
Adagio
Balletomane
Pas de bourra couru
Fouetta - en tournant
41. 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.
Entrechat
Cabriole
Polonaise
Sissone
42. A
a
Coda
Releva
Pas de chat
43. 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.
Tendu
Dessous
Bras bas
Ouvert - ouverte
44. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Rond de jambe
Pas de trios
Sauta - sautae
a
45. 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
Devant
Brisa
Tournant - en
46. 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.
Plia
Pas de valse
Cecchetti Method
Poisson
47. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Piqua
Crois - croisa
Royale
Allegro
48. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Devant
Ballotta
Retira or Passa
Grande pas de deux
49. 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 trios
Pas de bourra couru
Pas de deux
Bras
50. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Plia
Tour jeta
Sauta - sautae
Temps lia sur les pointes