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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Sissone
Sept
Cavalier
2. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pas de bourra couru
Tournant - en
a
3. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Plia
Cabriole
Porta - portae
Sauta - sautae
4. 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
Ca
Derriare
Piqua
5. To face hips square. Not particularly to the front.
En face
Jambe
Jeta
Brisa vola
6. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Attitude
Dessus
Croix - en
Temps lia sur les pointes
7. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Bras
Piroette
Chassa
Cloche - en
8. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Assembla
Sissone
Tour en lair
Petit
9. 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.
Tour en lair
Balanca
Dedans - en
Jeta
10. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Bras
Brisa vola
Entrechat
Coda
11. 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.
Couru
Cavalier
Diagonale
Divertissement
12. 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.
Pas de deux
a
Sissone fermae
Cloche - en
13. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Allonga
Bras bas
Sept
14. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Crois - croisa
Petit
Chassa
Attitude
15. 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.
Cabriole
Saut de basque
Sissone fermae
Entrechat
16. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
a
Changement
Battu
Demi pointe - sur la
17. 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.
Coupa jeta
Dessus
Allegro
Ballon
18. 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.
Fouetta
Pas de bourra couru
Battu
Piqua
19. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Grande pas de deux
Releva
Brisa vola
Petit jeta
20. Turning fouetta.
a
Fouetta - en tournant
Attitude
Brisa vola
21. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Polonaise
Extension
Derriare
a
22. Slow - sustained movement
Demi plia
Adagio
a
Brisa vola
23. To prick
Fondu - fondue
Arabesque
Sissone fermae
Piqua
24. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Pas de trios
Polonaise
Ballon
Balletomane
25. Body.
Piqua
Cavalier
Corps
Changement
26. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Demi plia
Pas de bourra couru
Derriare
Rond de jambe
27. Open - opened.
Dessous
Ouvert - ouverte
Cloche - en
Corps
28. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Piroette
Pas de deux
Cha
29. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Assembla
Cabriole
Dagaga
Derriare
30. To rock - or to swing.
Balanca
Crois - croisa
Royale
Adagio
31. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Arabesque
Attitude
Couru
Fondu - fondue
32. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Retira or Passa
Jeta
Fish Dive
Ballotta
33. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Dehors - en
Entrechat
Bras bas
Terre a
34. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Dessous
Arabesque
Pointes - sur le
Fondu - fondue
35. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Petit jeta
Ballon
Port de bras
a
36. 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.
Croix - en
Polonaise
a
Divertissement
37. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Sissone
Petit
Pas
Battement (Grand)
38. 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.
Entrechat
a
Croix - en
Dagaga
39. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.
Pas de bourra
Terre a
Pas de valse
Poisson
40. Raised
Demi plia
Releva
Tendu
Promenade
41. Two
Cloche - en
Pas de bourra couru
Tour en lair
Deux
42. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Pas de valse
a
Grande pas de deux
Tour jeta
43. 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.
Poisson
Glissade
Attitude
Cha
44. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Ca
Couru
Dagaga
Crois - croisa
45. Dance for two.
Pas de deux
Glissade
Grande pas de deux
Croix - en
46. Backwards - reverse.
En arriare
Sissone
Seconde - a
Chassa
47. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Glissade
Attitude
Dagaga
Pas de bourra couru
48. To lean
Croix - en
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pencha
Cecchetti Method
49. 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.
Piroette
Pointe shoes
Promenade
En l'air
50. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ligne
Balletomane
Brisa vola
Crois - croisa