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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Big - large. (movements)
Cecchetti Method
Grand - grande
Dehors - en
Grande pas de deux
2. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Petit
Rond de jambe
Fish Dive
Releva
3. 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.
Allegro
Dehors - en
Retira or Passa
Bras bas
4. Open - opened.
Ouvert - ouverte
Fouetta - en tournant
Deux
Corps
5. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Pointe shoes
Pencha
Assembla
Diagonale
6. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
Allonga
Jambe
Plia
Fondu - fondue
7. 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.
Daveloppa
Plia
Frappa
En l'air
8. A
Poisson
a
Brisa vola
Fouetta - en tournant
9. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Dessous
Rond de jambe
Pas
Tournant - en
10. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Polonaise
Fouetta
Sissone
Corps
11. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Fondu - fondue
Seconde - a
Brisa
12. Two
Deux
Ouvert - ouverte
Pas de chat
Grand - grande
13. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.
Barre
Cloche - en
Tournant - en
Balletomane
14. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Fouetta
Bras
Pas
Terre a
15. 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.
Pas de chat
Coupa jeta
Petit jeta
Seconde - a
16. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Seconde - a
Retira or Passa
Temps lia sur les pointes
Dehors - en
17. Basque jump. A traveling step in which the dancer turns in the air with one foot drawn up to the knee of the other leg. Fifth position are foot front.
Saut de basque
Sept
Pas de quatre
Sissone fermae
18. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Crois - croisa
a
Balletomane
Cabriole
19. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Balanca
Ballon
Ballotta
Sissone
20. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Fondu - fondue
Tour jeta
Porta - portae
Cabriole
21. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Pointe shoes
Dedans - en
Dagaga
Cavalier
22. Flying brisa. In this brisa the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat - the other leg crossed either front or back.
a
Cabriole
Brisa vola
Derriare
23. 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.
Daveloppa
Fondu - fondue
Grande pas de deux
Saut de basque
24. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grande pas de deux
Cavalier
Demi pointe - sur la
Brisa
25. Backwards - reverse.
En arriare
Port de bras
Bras bas
Allonga
26. Raised
Dehors - en
Polonaise
Tournant - en
Releva
27. Seven
Dehors - en
Pointe shoes
Sept
Demi pointe - sur la
28. 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.
Sickling
a
Grande pas de deux
Battement (Grand)
29. Body.
Extension
Corps
Crois - croisa
Piqua
30. To lean
Changement
Poisson
Ballon
Pencha
31. Borken/breaking
Barre
Pencha
Brisa
Pas de bourra couru
32. Separated or thrown apart. Body position.
Seconde - a
Tendu
a
Promenade
33. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Ballon
Tour jeta
Attitude
Fish Dive
34. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Sur le cou-de-pied
a
Retira or Passa
Tour jeta
35. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
Cavalier
a
Royale
36. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Pas de chat
Brisa
Fouetta
Pointe shoes
37. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
a
Dessous
Pas de valse
Royale
38. Small - half bend of the knees.
Deux
Demi plia
Ballotta
Sissone
39. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Pas de trios
Croix - en
Sickling
Extension
40. (Movements) in the air
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41. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Sissone fermae
Tour en lair
Divertissement
Tournant - en
42. 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.
Promenade
Jeta
Crois - croisa
Adagio
43. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Porta - portae
Corps
a
Pointes - sur le
44. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Dehors - en
Dessous
Jambe
Changement
45. 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.
Balletomane
Poisson
Cloche - en
Tour en lair
46. Slow - sustained movement
Pas de bourra couru
Adagio
Demi plia
Daveloppa
47. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
Cha
a
Adagio
Cecchetti Method
48. Step
Petit jeta
Fondu - fondue
Pas
Fouetta
49. 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
Fish Dive
Pencha
Battement (Grand)
Grand - grande
50. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
a
Ballotta
Sissone
Ca