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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. 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.
Pas de trios
Bras bas
Dedans - en
a
2. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Ouvert - ouverte
Dehors - en
Cavalier
Seconde - a
3. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Fondu - fondue
Ca
Crois - croisa
4. Small - little
Demi pointe - sur la
Petit
Cavalier
Seconde - a
5. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Releva
Pointes - sur le
Diagonale
Pointe shoes
6. 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.
Cecchetti Method
Sickling
Cavalier
Tour jeta
7. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Grande pas de deux
Dessous
Extension
8. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Frappa
Ligne
Fouetta
Fondu - fondue
9. 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
Tendu
Daveloppa
Fish Dive
Sept
10. Slow - sustained movement
Ca
Adagio
Sissone
Balletomane
11. Connected movements on the points
Dessus
Sauta - sautae
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pas de bourra
12. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Fish Dive
Corps
Attitude
Demi pointe - sur la
13. Turning fouetta.
Demi plia
Fouetta - en tournant
Terre a
Saut de basque
14. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Pas de valse
Sept
Ouvert - ouverte
Chassa
15. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dagaga
Tournant - en
Pas de valse
Diagonale
16. 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.
Pas de deux
Arabesque
Poisson
Coupa jeta
17. (Movements) in the air
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18. To rock - or to swing.
Crois - croisa
Piqua
Balanca
Temps lia sur les pointes
19. Two
Pointes - sur le
Deux
Temps lia sur les pointes
Cavalier
20. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Sauta - sautae
Demi pointe - sur la
Pas de chat
Derriare
21. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
Fondu - fondue
Pas de quatre
Dedans - en
22. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Coupa jeta
Arabesque
Derriare
Temps lia sur les pointes
23. Dance for three
Pas de trios
Porta - portae
Glissade
Tour jeta
24. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Cloche - en
Pas de bourra couru
Terre a
Allegro
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.
Pas de bourra couru
Adagio
Arabesque
Petit
26. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Derriare
Releva
Cavalier
Porta - portae
27. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Barre
Dedans - en
Ouvert - ouverte
Ballon
28. Seven
Royale
Sept
Grand - grande
Ballotta
29. 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.
Fondu - fondue
Entrechat
Pas de trios
Ouvert - ouverte
30. 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.
Couru
Polonaise
Pas de quatre
Sept
31. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Battu
Croix - en
Releva
a
32. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Changement
Releva
Tour jeta
Terre a
33. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Seconde - a
Cha
Coupa jeta
Deux
34. Step
Balletomane
Pas
Glissade
Assembla
35. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Sept
Divertissement
a
Brisa vola
36. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ballon
Fouetta
Arabesque
Piqua
37. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Daveloppa
Balletomane
Entrechat
Dedans - en
38. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Terre a
Arabesque
Jeta
Pas de quatre
39. Dance for two.
Fondu - fondue
Pas de deux
Pencha
Barre
40. 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.
Divertissement
Pencha
Fouetta
Ouvert - ouverte
41. To prick
Piqua
Poisson
Temps lia sur les pointes
Devant
42. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
a
Croix - en
Jambe
Allonga
43. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Daveloppa
Petit jeta
a
Rond de jambe
44. 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.
Piqua
Pas de valse
En arriare
Sickling
45. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Assembla
Pas
Jambe
Fouetta - en tournant
46. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
a
Brisa
Ca
Grande pas de deux
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.
Deux
Jeta
Devant
Avant
48. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Rond de jambe
Brisa vola
Releva
Deux
49. Dance for four
Plia
a
Pas de quatre
Coda
50. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Pas de deux
Pas de bourra
Deux