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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Battement (Grand)
Frappa
Porta - portae
Diagonale
2. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Corps
Retira or Passa
Fouetta
Extension
3. Small - half bend of the knees.
Pas de bourra
Fondu - fondue
Demi plia
Devant
4. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Petit
Frappa
Balletomane
Changement
5. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Grande pas de deux
Diagonale
Adagio
6. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
En face
Diagonale
Allonga
Devant
7. 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.
Crois - croisa
Frappa
Tour jeta
Couru
8. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Balanca
Rond de jambe
Dessous
9. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Piqua
Tour en lair
Cha
Devant
10. Borken/breaking
Allegro
Brisa
Pas de deux
Pencha
11. Seven
Battu
Petit jeta
Sept
Pointes - sur le
12. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Grande pas de deux
Dehors - en
Tour jeta
Cabriole
13. Whirl - or spin
Coda
Polonaise
Piroette
Bras
14. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Pas de bourra couru
Sissone
Porta - portae
Dessous
15. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Crois - croisa
Pas de chat
Brisa vola
Extension
16. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Dessus
Tendu
Pointe shoes
Sissone fermae
17. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Tour en lair
Demi pointe - sur la
Pas de chat
Pas
18. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Glissade
Balletomane
Rond de jambe
a
19. A
a
Fondu - fondue
Ouvert - ouverte
Promenade
20. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Plia
Rond de jambe
Dedans - en
21. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Tournant - en
Attitude
Pas
Diagonale
22. 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.
Piqua
Pointe shoes
a
Cecchetti Method
23. 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.
Brisa
Coupa jeta
Sickling
Ouvert - ouverte
24. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sur le cou-de-pied
a
a
Arabesque
25. 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.
a
Sissone fermae
Pas de quatre
Cha
26. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Balletomane
Pas de valse
Brisa vola
Polonaise
27. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Plia
Seconde - a
En face
Pas
28. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Port de bras
Sur le cou-de-pied
Releva
Balanca
29. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Sissone fermae
Pas de bourra
Royale
30. This is a term used in double (supported) work for various lifts in which the danseuse is supported by the danseur in a poisson position. He may hold her above his head in a horizontal fish dive or she may fall from a sitting position on his shoulder
Pencha
Terre a
Fish Dive
En face
31. Change of the feet in the air.
Fondu - fondue
Changement
Daveloppa
Jambe
32. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Releva
Pas de bourra
Avant
Attitude
33. To the front.
Seconde - a
Ouvert - ouverte
Avant
Devant
34. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Grand - grande
Allegro
Jambe
Dessus
35. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Tour en lair
Jeta
Ligne
Seconde - a
36. Dance for four
Demi pointe - sur la
Sur le cou-de-pied
Attitude
Pas de quatre
37. Small - little
Port de bras
Petit
Glissade
Ouvert - ouverte
38. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Poisson
Cloche - en
Dehors - en
39. Running.
Cavalier
Derriare
Couru
Pas de valse
40. Body.
Balletomane
Grande pas de deux
Demi plia
Corps
41. 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.
Allonga
Divertissement
Attitude
Jeta
42. This means 'moving' the leg.
En arriare
Battement (Grand)
Polonaise
Retira or Passa
43. 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 bourra couru
Pas de deux
Dessus
Petit jeta
44. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Glissade
Pas de deux
Assembla
Pas de bourra
45. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
a
Daveloppa
Brisa vola
46. 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.
Saut de basque
Pas de trios
Extension
En face
47. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Frappa
Fish Dive
Dagaga
Arabesque
48. 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.
Petit
Dehors - en
Promenade
Deux
49. 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.
a
Bras bas
Derriare
Piqua
50. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ballon
Petit
En face
Brisa vola