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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Two
a
Deux
Chassa
Cavalier
2. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Glissade
Ballotta
Port de bras
Ca
3. To prick
Piqua
Tour en lair
Dedans - en
Port de bras
4. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Pas de quatre
Avant
Cabriole
En face
5. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Cloche - en
Dessous
Entrechat
Arabesque
6. 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.
Devant
Dessus
Piroette
Jeta
7. Ground to ground. Feet never leave the floor.
Demi pointe - sur la
Terre a
Pas de deux
Corps
8. Big - large. (movements)
Entrechat
Diagonale
Grand - grande
Tournant - en
9. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Tour jeta
Demi pointe - sur la
Dagaga
10. (Movements) in the air
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11. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Ca
Avant
Brisa
Glissade
12. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Plia
Frappa
Retira or Passa
Tour en lair
13. Round of the leg. Circular movement of the leg.
Rond de jambe
Entrechat
Bras
Temps lia sur les pointes
14. 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.
Ballotta
Bras bas
Poisson
Piqua
15. Whirl - or spin
Sur le cou-de-pied
Piroette
Pas
Ouvert - ouverte
16. Turning fouetta.
Bras bas
Arabesque
Fouetta - en tournant
Fouetta
17. 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.
Porta - portae
Sauta - sautae
Divertissement
Glissade
18. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Tournant - en
a
Tour jeta
19. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Pas de quatre
Assembla
Sur le cou-de-pied
Ligne
20. Slow - sustained movement
Poisson
Allonga
Adagio
Demi plia
21. Open - opened.
Ouvert - ouverte
En arriare
Crois - croisa
Dessus
22. 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
Dehors - en
Petit
Jambe
23. 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.
Ballotta
Cavalier
Attitude
Frappa
24. Arms
Arabesque
Corps
Demi pointe - sur la
Bras
25. 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.
Pas de bourra couru
Allonga
Tendu
Demi pointe - sur la
26. In the shape of a cross. (Front - side - back - side)
Brisa vola
Cecchetti Method
Croix - en
Attitude
27. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Dedans - en
Petit jeta
Devant
Corps
28. To the front. Any step in front of your body.
Devant
Pointes - sur le
Ballon
Jeta
29. 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.
Cavalier
Poisson
Sickling
Sissone
30. Interweaving or braiding. A step of beating in which the dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other.
Terre a
Brisa vola
Entrechat
a
31. Dance for three
Pas de quatre
Croix - en
Coupa jeta
Pas de trios
32. Behind you - movements done behind you.
Derriare
Grande pas de deux
Daveloppa
Rond de jambe
33. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Poisson
Grande pas de deux
Petit
a
34. To rock - or to swing.
Piroette
Pas de chat
Balanca
Coupa jeta
35. On the points. Rising to the tips of the toes.
Dehors - en
Pointes - sur le
Daveloppa
Changement
36. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Bras bas
Devant
Ligne
Tendu
37. 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.
Cecchetti Method
Ca
Daveloppa
Pas de chat
38. Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another.
Pointes - sur le
Pas de trios
Fouetta - en tournant
Porta - portae
39. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
a
Demi plia
Fouetta - en tournant
Sauta - sautae
40. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Dehors - en
Sept
Coda
Rond de jambe
41. Change of the feet in the air.
Sauta - sautae
Changement
Battu
Sur le cou-de-pied
42. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Adagio
Sickling
Changement
Tour jeta
43. Step
Diagonale
Pas
En arriare
Pas de valse
44. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Bras bas
Royale
Pas de quatre
Adagio
45. Sating ballet slippers dancers use when dancing in sur le point.
Brisa vola
Pointe shoes
Promenade
Saut de basque
46. 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
Pointe shoes
Tournant - en
Piroette
47. To stretch out - make longer
Cavalier
Jambe
a
Allonga
48. 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
Glissade
Barre
Saut de basque
Terre a
49. Raised
Releva
Cabriole
Pas
Ligne
50. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Dagaga
Piroette
Sissone fermae
Pas de valse