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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.






2. To lean






3. A






4. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.






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






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






7. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.






8. To prick






9. Male dance partner to the ballerina






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 Withdrawn.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






11. To rock - or to swing.






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. A stationary handrail that is used during ballet warm up exercises. The term also refers to the exercises that are performed at the barre - as well as that part of a ballet class that incorporates barre exercises. Much of a ballet dancer's training t






15. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.






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






17. 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.






18. Leg.






19. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.






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






21. Small - little






22. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.






23. To the front.






24. (Movements) in the air

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






26. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.






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






33. 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.






34. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.






35. To stretch out - make longer






36. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. A jump from both feet onto one foot






40. Backwards - reverse.






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. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion






43. To get bigger/ big fast movements






44. 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.






45. Turning fouetta.






46. Running.






47. Connected movements on the points






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






49. 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.






50. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.