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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. 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.






2. 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.






3. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.






4. Bourrae step - done on pointe of demi-point.






5. 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.






6. 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.






7. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.






8. 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.






9. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.






10. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.






11. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.






12. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.






13. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.






14. Small - half bend of the knees.






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.






16. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)






17. 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.






18. Slow - sustained movement






19. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.






20. To the front. Any step in front of your body.






21. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.






22. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.






23. 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.






24. Small - little






25. Arms






26. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.






27. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.






28. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.






29. (Movements) in the air

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30. Dance for two.






31. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.






32. To prick






33. Running.






34. Change of the feet in the air.






35. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.






36. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.






37. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.






38. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air






39. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.






40. Dance for four






41. 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.






42. Borken/breaking






43. Male dance partner to the ballerina






44. Step






45. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.






46. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.






47. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.