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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. Connected movements on the points
Arabesque
Temps lia sur les pointes
Grande pas de deux
Corps
2. Section that brings you to the end of a dance - its big and important.
Poisson
a
Tour en lair
Coda
3. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
Brisa vola
Sissone
Battement (Grand)
a
4. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Demi plia
Tour jeta
Frappa
Tendu
5. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Arabesque
Ouvert - ouverte
Petit jeta
Grande pas de deux
6. 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.
Balanca
Croix - en
Seconde - a
Promenade
7. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Fouetta
a
Glissade
Brisa
8. Raised
a
Releva
Petit jeta
Plia
9. Enrico Cecchetti was a ballet teacher. He had a system of passing the tradition of ballet down to the next generation. The method has a definite program of strict routine and includes a table of principal set daily exercises for each day of the week.
Pointe shoes
a
Cecchetti Method
a
10. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
a
Assembla
Devant
Temps lia sur les pointes
11. 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.
Dedans - en
Frappa
Battu
Porta - portae
12. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Ligne
Cloche - en
Jambe
Plia
13. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Petit jeta
En arriare
Pas de trios
Pointe shoes
14. 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.
Changement
Daveloppa
Bras bas
Devant
15. Small rise on the ball of the foot - usually in pointe shoes.
Demi pointe - sur la
Dessus
Assembla
Temps lia sur les pointes
16. Dance for two.
Releva
Derriare
Pas de deux
Attitude
17. Borken/breaking
Fouetta - en tournant
Ouvert - ouverte
Brisa
Avant
18. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Coda
Cavalier
Extension
Port de bras
19. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Pas de deux
Royale
En arriare
Grand - grande
20. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
a
Allonga
Terre a
Petit jeta
21. To the front.
Couru
Cabriole
Derriare
Avant
22. Backwards - reverse.
Dedans - en
En arriare
Pas de valse
Ouvert - ouverte
23. Leg.
Jambe
Fish Dive
Cavalier
Tournant - en
24. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Barre
Fondu - fondue
Arabesque
Pas de valse
25. A
Pas de deux
Sissone fermae
a
Sur le cou-de-pied
26. Waltz step. Done with a graceful swaying body. Like a balanca but feet do not cross.
Pas de valse
Brisa
Dessus
Assembla
27. To rock - or to swing.
Barre
Poisson
Balanca
Battement (Grand)
28. 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.
Pas de quatre
Seconde - a
Battu
Divertissement
29. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Pas de bourra
Chassa
Retira or Passa
Tour en lair
30. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Battu
Pointes - sur le
Pas de chat
Fouetta
31. Running.
Fouetta
En arriare
Ligne
Couru
32. Body.
Pas de quatre
a
Brisa
Corps
33. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Pas de deux
Piroette
Divertissement
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.
Pas de trios
Chassa
Attitude
Arabesque
35. Turning fouetta.
Balanca
Cloche - en
Promenade
Fouetta - en tournant
36. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Grand - grande
Polonaise
Assembla
a
37. This means 'moving' the leg.
Dessous
Cabriole
Allonga
Battement (Grand)
38. 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.
Temps lia sur les pointes
Pas de bourra
Sissone
Sissone fermae
39. Slow - sustained movement
Adagio
Sept
Cabriole
Extension
40. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Allegro
Attitude
Diagonale
Dagaga
41. 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.
Balletomane
a
Retira or Passa
Pas de valse
42. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Pas de deux
Sauta - sautae
Chassa
Tour en lair
43. To lean
Assembla
Pas de trios
Pencha
Sauta - sautae
44. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Dedans - en
Crois - croisa
Terre a
Jambe
45. Carriage of the arm. The changing of arm positions.
Pointes - sur le
Pas de bourra
Rond de jambe
Port de bras
46. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Petit jeta
Adagio
Tour en lair
Pencha
47. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Assembla
Poisson
Temps lia sur les pointes
Dessous
48. 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.
Ballon
a
Petit
Pas de bourra couru
49. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Pas de valse
Balletomane
Dessus
Ballotta
50. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Ligne
Assembla
Temps lia sur les pointes
Fondu - fondue