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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
a
Plia
Rond de jambe
Deux
2. 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.
Ballon
Jeta
Ballotta
Arabesque
3. 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.
Ouvert - ouverte
Demi pointe - sur la
Promenade
Pas
4. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Croix - en
Battement (Grand)
Jeta
Tour jeta
5. Step
Derriare
Attitude
Pas
a
6. Dance for three
Pas de trios
a
Derriare
Avant
7. Big - large. (movements)
a
Grand - grande
Pas de bourra couru
Pas
8. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Croix - en
En arriare
Derriare
Balletomane
9. 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.
Devant
Sissone fermae
Petit jeta
Seconde - a
10. 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.
Polonaise
Jeta
Battu
Cloche - en
11. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Chassa
Adagio
a
Tour jeta
12. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Derriare
Demi pointe - sur la
Allegro
Retira or Passa
13. Small - little
Cavalier
Diagonale
Ouvert - ouverte
Petit
14. Two
Tournant - en
Royale
Deux
Cabriole
15. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Couru
Terre a
Cavalier
Coupa jeta
16. Running.
Pas de chat
Pas
Couru
Allegro
17. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Ligne
Dagaga
Battement (Grand)
Plia
18. 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
Divertissement
Fish Dive
Promenade
Rond de jambe
19. Open - opened.
Sickling
Extension
Ouvert - ouverte
Cabriole
20. 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
Piqua
Royale
Bras
21. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Battement (Grand)
Brisa vola
Fish Dive
Cha
22. Whirl - or spin
Dessous
Entrechat
Piroette
Pas de trios
23. Small - half bend of the knees.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Avant
Chassa
Demi plia
24. Body.
Divertissement
Dessous
Corps
Pas de deux
25. (Movements) in the air
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26. 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.
Sickling
Royale
Glissade
Diagonale
27. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Extension
Petit jeta
Croix - en
Changement
28. Turning fouetta.
Rond de jambe
Adagio
Ballotta
Fouetta - en tournant
29. Connected movements on the points
Derriare
Attitude
Temps lia sur les pointes
En l'air
30. 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.
Glissade
Pas de bourra couru
Battu
Demi pointe - sur la
31. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Cloche - en
Pas de bourra couru
Attitude
Brisa vola
32. 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
Balletomane
Arabesque
Frappa
33. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Cecchetti Method
Sauta - sautae
Pas de trios
Plia
34. 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.
Frappa
Bras bas
Petit
Deux
35. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Chassa
Coupa jeta
Tendu
Piroette
36. Slow - sustained movement
Fouetta - en tournant
Frappa
Bras bas
Adagio
37. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Cha
Porta - portae
Devant
Ligne
38. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Ligne
Tendu
Battu
39. To the front.
Avant
Dessous
Barre
Couru
40. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Allegro
Sickling
Bras bas
Sur le cou-de-pied
41. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Pointes - sur le
a
Ballotta
a
42. Arms
Adagio
Demi plia
Chassa
Bras
43. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Frappa
Dagaga
Rond de jambe
Royale
44. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Petit
Assembla
Allegro
a
45. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Allegro
Plia
Croix - en
a
46. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Brisa
Pas
Diagonale
47. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Corps
Poisson
Dedans - en
Royale
48. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Ballotta
Cha
Dessus
Saut de basque
49. Leg.
Jambe
a
Retira or Passa
Sissone
50. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Balletomane
Diagonale
Pas de bourra
Piroette