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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Porta - portae
Barre
Cha
Tour jeta
2. Slow - sustained movement
Corps
Adagio
Daveloppa
Seconde - a
3. 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.
Pas de bourra
Sickling
Diagonale
En arriare
4. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ca
Sauta - sautae
Ballon
Port de bras
5. 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.
Battu
Retira or Passa
Dessous
Sickling
6. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Divertissement
a
Cabriole
Fouetta
7. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Porta - portae
Seconde - a
Diagonale
8. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Piqua
Grande pas de deux
Sur le cou-de-pied
Croix - en
9. 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.
Barre
Dedans - en
Bras bas
Daveloppa
10. 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
Barre
Balletomane
Changement
Cloche - en
11. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Dehors - en
Sickling
Terre a
Chassa
12. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Fish Dive
Daveloppa
Pointes - sur le
Promenade
13. To the front.
Balanca
a
Avant
Pointes - sur le
14. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Corps
Balletomane
Piroette
Devant
15. 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.
Balanca
Fouetta
Daveloppa
Pencha
16. Whirl - or spin
Cloche - en
Piroette
Crois - croisa
Temps lia sur les pointes
17. Open - opened.
Ouvert - ouverte
Temps lia sur les pointes
Frappa
Grande pas de deux
18. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Retira or Passa
a
Attitude
Battu
19. Leg.
Jambe
Fish Dive
Tour en lair
Terre a
20. Small - little
Saut de basque
Pointes - sur le
Petit
Brisa vola
21. Connected movements on the points
Crois - croisa
Pas de bourra couru
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pencha
22. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Sissone
Corps
Crois - croisa
Piroette
23. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Fouetta - en tournant
Grande pas de deux
Croix - en
Pas de deux
24. Small - half bend of the knees.
Daveloppa
Demi plia
Piroette
a
25. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Assembla
Barre
Porta - portae
Pas
26. Change of the feet in the air.
Bras bas
Rond de jambe
Changement
Temps lia sur les pointes
27. This means 'moving' the leg.
Sept
Battement (Grand)
Sur le cou-de-pied
Entrechat
28. Dance for two.
Coda
Dessous
Jeta
Pas de deux
29. Dance for four
Pas de quatre
Demi pointe - sur la
Avant
Tournant - en
30. Enrico Cecchetti was a ballet teacher. He had a system of passing the tradition of ballet down to the next generation. The method has a definite program of strict routine and includes a table of principal set daily exercises for each day of the week.
Sissone fermae
Rond de jambe
Cecchetti Method
Fouetta
31. (Movements) in the air
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32. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Piqua
Pas de quatre
Sauta - sautae
a
33. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Coda
Frappa
Cavalier
Dessous
34. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Dedans - en
Sissone fermae
Piqua
Brisa
35. Running.
Ouvert - ouverte
Pas de deux
Battu
Couru
36. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Petit jeta
Pas de deux
Pas de chat
Cha
37. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Petit
Pointe shoes
Grande pas de deux
Balletomane
38. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Terre a
Pointes - sur le
Cha
39. 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.
Coda
Ballon
Fouetta - en tournant
Saut de basque
40. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Piqua
Fouetta - en tournant
Jeta
Extension
41. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Pas de quatre
Rond de jambe
Pas de bourra couru
Tour jeta
42. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
En face
Diagonale
Sissone
Ligne
43. 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.
Balletomane
Glissade
Brisa vola
Crois - croisa
44. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Tour jeta
Changement
a
Pas de deux
45. To lean
Croix - en
Changement
Pencha
Pointes - sur le
46. 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
Demi pointe - sur la
Pointes - sur le
Attitude
47. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Seconde - a
Cavalier
a
Arabesque
48. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Jambe
Corps
Pointe shoes
a
49. Arms
Fish Dive
Sickling
Pas de chat
Bras
50. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Poisson
Extension
Rond de jambe
Dehors - en