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Ballet Basics Vocab

Subjects : performing-arts, dance
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1. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.






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






3. 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.






4. Big - large. (movements)






5. Small jeta - from a demi plia.






6. 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.






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






8. Borken/breaking






9. 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.






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






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 Withdrawn.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






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






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






14. Open - opened.






15. Leg.






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






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






18. (Movements) in the air

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19. Change of the feet in the air.






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






21. Dance for four






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






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






24. Male dance partner to the ballerina






25. Dance for two.






26. Whirl - or spin






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






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






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






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






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






32. Raised






33. Dance for three






34. 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.






35. This means 'moving' the leg.






36. A






37. To rock - or to swing.






38. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.






39. 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.






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






41. Behind you - movements done behind you.






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.






43. Like a bell. Refers to grand battements to the front and back sliding through first position.






44. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.






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






46. To lean






47. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.






48. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.






49. Two






50. To prick