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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Entrechat
Chassa
Dehors - en
Dagaga
2. 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.
Frappa
Attitude
Pencha
Glissade
3. 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.
Ligne
Poisson
Fouetta
Porta - portae
4. Turning fouetta.
Pointe shoes
Chassa
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de chat
5. 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
Sickling
Attitude
Ballon
6. Step
Battu
Pas
Extension
Croix - en
7. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
En arriare
Adagio
Coda
a
8. To the front.
Avant
Ligne
Pas de deux
Deux
9. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Fouetta
Tournant - en
Pencha
Allonga
10. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Brisa vola
Extension
Dedans - en
11. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Extension
Tour en lair
Corps
Diagonale
12. Dance for two.
Pencha
Pas de deux
Fondu - fondue
Cavalier
13. To lean
Tendu
a
Pencha
Fish Dive
14. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Retira or Passa
Bras
Pas de trios
Balletomane
15. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Fouetta
Arabesque
Retira or Passa
Devant
16. 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.
Devant
Pas de valse
Royale
Polonaise
17. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Balletomane
Ballotta
Porta - portae
Fondu - fondue
18. Whirl - or spin
Petit
Piroette
Derriare
Bras bas
19. 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.
Dessus
Divertissement
Dedans - en
Extension
20. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Daveloppa
Fish Dive
Releva
Dagaga
21. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Derriare
Cha
Dedans - en
a
22. Dance for three
Pas de trios
a
Seconde - a
Attitude
23. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Jambe
Ouvert - ouverte
Sauta - sautae
Ligne
24. 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.
Grand - grande
Saut de basque
Piroette
Port de bras
25. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Battement (Grand)
Sissone
Polonaise
Cha
26. 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.
Tour jeta
Cecchetti Method
Frappa
Sickling
27. To rock - or to swing.
Barre
Balanca
Assembla
a
28. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Avant
Entrechat
Allegro
29. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Pointe shoes
Fondu - fondue
Pas de bourra couru
Rond de jambe
30. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Pas de bourra couru
Derriare
Sauta - sautae
Grand - grande
31. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Polonaise
Fondu - fondue
Balanca
Ouvert - ouverte
32. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Allegro
Port de bras
Temps lia sur les pointes
Fouetta
33. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Promenade
Grande pas de deux
Extension
Terre a
34. Small - half bend of the knees.
Pointe shoes
Ca
Temps lia sur les pointes
Demi plia
35. 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.
Bras
Entrechat
Derriare
Demi pointe - sur la
36. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Sissone
Barre
Croix - en
Jambe
37. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Divertissement
Attitude
Cabriole
Pas de trios
38. 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.
Demi plia
Corps
Pas de bourra couru
Sickling
39. Big - large. (movements)
Barre
Fondu - fondue
Grand - grande
Changement
40. Arms
Pointes - sur le
Bras
Dagaga
Entrechat
41. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Dehors - en
Tour jeta
Tour en lair
Corps
42. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Ballotta
Dessous
Pointes - sur le
Brisa vola
43. To prick
Daveloppa
Chassa
Saut de basque
Piqua
44. Connected movements on the points
Chassa
Rond de jambe
Fondu - fondue
Temps lia sur les pointes
45. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Allegro
Pas de quatre
Demi pointe - sur la
Ballon
46. Backwards - reverse.
En arriare
Temps lia sur les pointes
Rond de jambe
Poisson
47. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Porta - portae
Piroette
Tour jeta
En face
48. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Adagio
Barre
Crois - croisa
Poisson
49. Closed sissone. Low elevation and a quick tempo - this sissonne finishes on two feet with the working foot gliding along the floor into the demi-plia in the fifth position.
Assembla
Divertissement
Sissone fermae
Balletomane
50. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Pas de quatre
Petit jeta
Temps lia sur les pointes
Diagonale