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Ballet Basics Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. To stretch out - make longer
Allonga
a
Derriare
Glissade
2. This means to pose on one leg whilst extending the other leg to the back.
Adagio
Arabesque
Tour en lair
Retira or Passa
3. Chased. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.
Daveloppa
Sissone
Port de bras
Chassa
4. Small - half bend of the knees.
Demi plia
Bras bas
Fouetta - en tournant
Pas de quatre
5. 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.
Poisson
Ca
Jeta
Cha
6. Sideways. Used to indicate that a step is to be made to the side - either to the right or to the left.
Cloche - en
Pas
Croix - en
Ca
7. Jumped - jumping. When this name is added to a step - that step is done in the air.
Tendu
Crois - croisa
Sissone
Sauta - sautae
8. 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.
En l'air
Cecchetti Method
Cloche - en
Demi plia
9. 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.
Bras bas
Diagonale
Entrechat
Polonaise
10. To escape. From 5th to second. Feet slide and don't leave floor.
a
En arriare
Arabesque
Pas de trios
11. Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position.
Dessous
Retira or Passa
En arriare
Pas de quatre
12. Backwards - reverse.
En arriare
Saut de basque
Grande pas de deux
Petit
13. 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.
Pas de chat
Changement
Releva
Sickling
14. Bent or bending. Bending of the knee or knees
Plia
Battu
a
Dagaga
15. Step
Arabesque
Pas
Glissade
Tour jeta
16. Dance for four
Deux
Cabriole
Pas de quatre
Fish Dive
17. 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.
Frappa
En face
Tour en lair
Coupa jeta
18. This jeta is done in all directions and in a circle.
Tour en lair
Saut de basque
Dagaga
Tour jeta
19. Borken/breaking
Brisa
En face
Devant
Attitude
20. Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement.
Poisson
Fouetta
Dedans - en
Pas
21. 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.
Adagio
Coupa jeta
a
Releva
22. Change of the feet in the air.
Tour jeta
Changement
Saut de basque
Sickling
23. A jump from both feet onto one foot
Tendu
Ballon
Sissone fermae
Sissone
24. Shouldering. The placing of the shoulders.
Dehors - en
Pas
Corps
a
25. Inward. Indicates that the leg moves in a circular direction - counterclockewise - from the back to the front.
Saut de basque
Bras
Pas de bourra couru
Dedans - en
26. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience.
Ca
Fouetta - en tournant
Crois - croisa
Tournant - en
27. Step of the cat. Jump where legs come up to double passa.
En face
Pas de chat
Allegro
Pas
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.
Sur le cou-de-pied
Pas de quatre
Attitude
Petit jeta
29. 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
Piqua
Releva
Tournant - en
30. Small jeta - from a demi plia.
Porta - portae
Petit jeta
Temps lia sur les pointes
Sissone fermae
31. Line. The outline of a dancer as she executes certain steps.
Battement (Grand)
a
Ligne
Petit
32. Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.
Royale
Daveloppa
Deux
Terre a
33. To put together - to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet.
a
Cabriole
Assembla
a
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.
Poisson
Coupa jeta
Pas de bourra couru
Tour en lair
35. To the second. Applies to legs or arms. Second position.
Entrechat
Seconde - a
Coupa jeta
Promenade
36. A ballet fan or enthusiast. The word was invented in Russia in the early nineteenth century.
Sissone
Daveloppa
Porta - portae
Balletomane
37. Leg.
Cavalier
Jambe
En l'air
Jeta
38. Turning fouetta.
Fouetta - en tournant
a
Dedans - en
Royale
39. Over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.
Demi plia
Avant
Dessus
Battement (Grand)
40. Arms
Sauta - sautae
Divertissement
Bras
Adagio
41. Turning. Indicates that the body is to turn while executing a given step.
Tournant - en
Ca
Tendu
Cha
42. The ability to jump easily and lightly into the air. Springy - usually men.
Corps
Ballon
Sickling
Tournant - en
43. Dance for three
Balanca
Adagio
Sickling
Pas de trios
44. To throw about. This is a jump from either one foot or both feet. Jump up to double passe and extend out.
Pas de trios
En face
Ballotta
Fouetta
45. Seven
Changement
Sept
Ballotta
Dedans - en
46. To turn in the air. A complete sing - double - or triple turn in the air; usually landing in 5th position.
Avant
Tour en lair
a
Dedans - en
47. Foot rises about four inches from the floor with a well-pointed toe - then slides back into the the first or fifth position.
Poisson
a
Dagaga
Piroette
48. At the neck of the foot. Wrapped around.
Poisson
a
Cecchetti Method
Sur le cou-de-pied
49. Slow - sustained movement
Retira or Passa
Demi pointe - sur la
Adagio
Saut de basque
50. Outward. Leg moves clockwise in a circular motion
Glissade
En l'air
Port de bras
Dehors - en