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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Slow - sustained movement
Adagio
a
Tour jeta
Plia
2. 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
Sept
Barre
Tour jeta
Battement (Grand)
3. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Pas de trios
Demi pointe - sur la
Demi plia
4. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Battu
Petit
Cavalier
5. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Frappa
Barre
En l'air
Attitude
6. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
En arriare
Brisa
Sauta - sautae
Diagonale
7. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Changement
Seconde - a
Releva
Allonga
8. To lean
Pencha
Piqua
Divertissement
Pointes - sur le
9. Dance for two.
Piqua
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pas de deux
En arriare
10. To rock - or to swing.
Entrechat
Pointe shoes
Balanca
Tour en lair
11. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Pas de chat
Dessus
Retira or Passa
Barre
12. To stretch out - make longer
Battu
Bras
Allonga
Battement (Grand)
13. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Sauta - sautae
Royale
Battement (Grand)
Bras
14. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Demi plia
Royale
Changement
Diagonale
15. 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.
Grande pas de deux
Couru
Pas de bourra couru
Ouvert - ouverte
16. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
a
Pas de valse
Avant
Tournant - en
17. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Dessus
Arabesque
Poisson
Cha
18. Whirl - or spin
Deux
Pas de deux
Piroette
Changement
19. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Cloche - en
Demi pointe - sur la
Jeta
En l'air
20. 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.
Battement (Grand)
Pas de chat
a
Sur le cou-de-pied
21. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Balanca
Ca
Porta - portae
Pointes - sur le
22. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Fish Dive
Port de bras
Balanca
Entrechat
23. 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
Brisa
Releva
Dagaga
24. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Allegro
a
Terre a
Adagio
25. Dance for three
Glissade
Pas de trios
Polonaise
En face
26. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Polonaise
Dehors - en
Derriare
Tendu
27. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Demi plia
Extension
a
a
28. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Dessous
Pas
Ballotta
29. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Dedans - en
Rond de jambe
Diagonale
Tour jeta
30. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Brisa
Cloche - en
Tour jeta
Deux
31. 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
Fouetta - en tournant
Poisson
32. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Petit jeta
a
Entrechat
Dehors - en
33. 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.
Balanca
a
Polonaise
Pas de chat
34. Change of the feet in the air.
Changement
Cabriole
Daveloppa
Dedans - en
35. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Pas de deux
Sur le cou-de-pied
Ca
Dessous
36. To prick
Grand - grande
Dagaga
Petit
Piqua
37. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Tour en lair
Tendu
Cavalier
Assembla
38. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Battu
Dehors - en
Ballotta
Pas de bourra
39. A
Diagonale
a
Ligne
Adagio
40. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Piqua
Coda
Demi pointe - sur la
Pas de quatre
41. Dance for four
Pas de quatre
Chassa
Cha
Pas de bourra
42. 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
Devant
Corps
Coupa jeta
43. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Cecchetti Method
Pointe shoes
Pointes - sur le
Port de bras
44. To the front.
Avant
Balanca
Pas de bourra couru
Ballon
45. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Sauta - sautae
Fouetta
Arabesque
46. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Ca
Temps lia sur les pointes
Port de bras
47. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Tour en lair
Dehors - en
Ligne
a
48. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Barre
Petit jeta
Fouetta - en tournant
Polonaise
49. Raised
Cecchetti Method
Releva
Petit jeta
Retira or Passa
50. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Fondu - fondue
Terre a
Dessus
Tour jeta