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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Two






2. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.






3. To prick






4. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air






5. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.






6. 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.






7. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.






8. Big - large. (movements)






9. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.






10. (Movements) in the air

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11. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.






12. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.






13. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.






14. 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.






15. Whirl - or spin






16. Turning fouetta.






17. 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.






18. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.






19. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.






20. Slow - sustained movement






21. Open - opened.






22. 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.






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.






24. Arms






25. 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.






26. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)






27. Small jeta - from a demi plia.






28. To the front. Any step in front of your body.






29. This term is used for a fault in which the dancer turns his or her foot in from the ankle - thereby breaking the straight line of the leg.






30. 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.






31. Dance for three






32. Behind you - movements done behind you.






33. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.






34. To rock - or to swing.






35. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.






36. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.






37. 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.






38. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.






39. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.






40. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






41. Change of the feet in the air.






42. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.






43. Step






44. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.






45. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.






46. 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.






47. To stretch out - make longer






48. 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






49. Raised






50. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.