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Ballet Basics Vocab
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1. 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.
Bras
Pas de trios
Port de bras
Divertissement
2. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Fouetta
Balanca
Derriare
Sissone
3. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
Croix - en
a
Pas de chat
Porta - portae
4. To prick
Derriare
Arabesque
Piqua
Sur le cou-de-pied
5. To the front.
Couru
Entrechat
Avant
Petit
6. Dance for four
Avant
Croix - en
Extension
Pas de quatre
7. 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.
Petit
Sickling
Battu
Cavalier
8. 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.
Corps
Poisson
Tendu
Ligne
9. Body.
Cloche - en
Corps
Brisa vola
Entrechat
10. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Ligne
Fouetta
Coda
Adagio
11. 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.
Coupa jeta
Pas
Daveloppa
Glissade
12. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Poisson
Ouvert - ouverte
Bras bas
Tour jeta
13. 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
Fouetta
Ouvert - ouverte
Battu
14. The working foot slides from the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without lifting the toe from the ground.
Tendu
Bras
Grand - grande
Arabesque
15. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Frappa
Royale
Piroette
a
16. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Brisa
Cabriole
Ligne
Chassa
17. Seven
Sept
a
Ballon
Petit
18. Connected movements on the points
Bras bas
Pas de deux
Temps lia sur les pointes
Polonaise
19. 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.
Extension
Grand - grande
Frappa
Pencha
20. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Sauta - sautae
Polonaise
Ca
Plia
21. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
En face
Dessus
Temps lia sur les pointes
Sissone fermae
22. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
a
Cecchetti Method
Dagaga
Bras bas
23. 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
Port de bras
Bras bas
Petit jeta
24. Backwards - reverse.
Grand - grande
Frappa
En arriare
Deux
25. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
En arriare
Cabriole
Arabesque
Balletomane
26. Borken/breaking
Saut de basque
Extension
Brisa
Plia
27. 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.
a
Cecchetti Method
Pas de chat
Poisson
28. To pose - balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee - extended to either the front - side or back.
Arabesque
Attitude
Pas
Glissade
29. 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.
Entrechat
Bras bas
Polonaise
Allonga
30. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Avant
a
Ca
Arabesque
31. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Fouetta - en tournant
Seconde - a
Tour en lair
Petit jeta
32. Male dance partner to the ballerina
Cavalier
Terre a
Bras bas
Balletomane
33. (Movements) in the air
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34. Change of the feet in the air.
Changement
Pas de chat
Coda
Barre
35. 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.
Demi plia
Fouetta
Divertissement
Daveloppa
36. To get bigger/ big fast movements
Allegro
Sickling
Fondu - fondue
Coupa jeta
37. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Coupa jeta
Chassa
Crois - croisa
Daveloppa
38. Grand dance for two. Has a definite 5 parts.
Grand - grande
En face
Grande pas de deux
Retira or Passa
39. Term used to describe the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air.
Ballotta
Extension
Chassa
Changement
40. Under. Indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.
Dessous
Derriare
Promenade
Ballon
41. Arms
Bras
En face
a
Poisson
42. Whirl - or spin
Attitude
Battement (Grand)
a
Piroette
43. Step in which legs/thighs beat in the air
Port de bras
Battement (Grand)
Cabriole
Glissade
44. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
Pas de bourra couru
Dessus
Tour jeta
Assembla
45. A step traveling in a diagonal direction.
Diagonale
Pas de bourra
a
Dessous
46. 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.
Pas de quatre
Ligne
Pointes - sur le
Battu
47. 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.
Cloche - en
Petit
Jeta
Attitude
48. 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.
Bras bas
Sissone fermae
Battu
En face
49. Chains - links. A series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or circle.
Pas de bourra couru
Pas de deux
Arabesque
Cha
50. Dance for three
a
Barre
Pas de trios
Tendu