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Ballet Basics Vocab
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performing-arts
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dance
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1. Body.
Corps
Adagio
Retira or Passa
Dessous
2. Connected movements on the points
Fouetta - en tournant
Temps lia sur les pointes
Releva
Porta - portae
3. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
a
Dessus
Corps
En face
4. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Extension
Dehors - en
Dessous
a
5. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Pas de chat
Fondu - fondue
Poisson
Jambe
6. Turning fouetta.
En arriare
Fouetta - en tournant
Sissone
Coda
7. Small - little
Saut de basque
Glissade
Petit
Fouetta - en tournant
8. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Divertissement
Promenade
Pas de deux
9. To the front.
Avant
En l'air
Pas de deux
Terre a
10. 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.
Poisson
Extension
Dedans - en
Couru
11. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Piroette
Chassa
Deux
Bras
12. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Allegro
Retira or Passa
Frappa
13. To prick
Fouetta
En arriare
Cabriole
Piqua
14. Two
Deux
Polonaise
Rond de jambe
Dessous
15. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Fondu - fondue
Sauta - sautae
Derriare
16. Borken/breaking
Brisa
Cha
Adagio
Tendu
17. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Petit jeta
Pointe shoes
Terre a
Brisa vola
18. 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
Dedans - en
Jambe
Coupa jeta
19. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Tour en lair
Fondu - fondue
Pas de quatre
Dagaga
20. This means 'moving' the leg.
Allegro
Piroette
Battement (Grand)
Rond de jambe
21. 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.
Couru
Assembla
Ca
Bras bas
22. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Cavalier
Tendu
Tournant - en
Attitude
23. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Pas de valse
Dehors - en
Arabesque
Assembla
24. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Ballon
Cecchetti Method
Demi plia
Porta - portae
25. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Petit jeta
Brisa
Crois - croisa
a
26. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Tournant - en
Pas de bourra
Pencha
Devant
27. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Devant
Cavalier
Seconde - a
Fish Dive
28. Slow - sustained movement
Couru
Bras
Diagonale
Adagio
29. Whirl - or spin
Cha
Pas de chat
Piroette
Rond de jambe
30. Big - large. (movements)
Tendu
a
Ballotta
Grand - grande
31. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Pencha
Cha
Cabriole
Coda
32. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Devant
Plia
Cha
Derriare
33. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ligne
Pas de bourra couru
Dedans - en
Fouetta - en tournant
34. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
a
Coda
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de deux
35. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dagaga
Chassa
Dedans - en
Fouetta - en tournant
36. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Piroette
Pas de bourra couru
Allegro
a
37. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Pointe shoes
Releva
Dessous
En face
38. Running.
Couru
Dagaga
Sickling
Jambe
39. 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
Retira or Passa
Dessous
Cloche - en
40. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Releva
Demi plia
Terre a
Brisa
41. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
Sept
Extension
Cecchetti Method
42. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Sept
Plia
Bras bas
43. Step
Pas
a
Saut de basque
a
44. (Movements) in the air
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45. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
a
Grande pas de deux
Pas de trios
Attitude
46. 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.
Battement (Grand)
Royale
a
Battu
47. 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.
Polonaise
Dehors - en
a
Jeta
48. Leg.
Tour jeta
Jambe
Diagonale
Pas de bourra
49. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Piroette
Ballotta
Fouetta
Chassa
50. Change of the feet in the air.
En l'air
Fondu - fondue
Pas de chat
Changement