Ballet Flashcards
(54 cards)
1
Q
Plie
A
Bending of the knees
2
Q
Degage
A
To move apart
3
Q
Devant
A
In front
4
Q
Derriere
A
Behind
5
Q
A la seconde
A
To the side
6
Q
Battement
A
To beat
7
Q
Tendu
A
To stretch
8
Q
Grande
A
Large
9
Q
Demi
A
Half
10
Q
Detourne
A
To turn
11
Q
En croixe
A
In the shape of a cross
12
Q
Assemble
A
To assemble
13
Q
Soutenu
A
To hold
14
Q
Echappe
A
To escape
15
Q
Releve
A
To snatch onto demi-point
16
Q
Frappe
A
To strike
17
Q
Development
A
To unfold
18
Q
Ronde de jambe
A
Rounding of the legs
19
Q
A tere
A
On the ground
20
Q
En dehors
A
Outwards
21
Q
En debans
A
Inwards
22
Q
Petite
A
Small
23
Q
Sur le cou de pied
A
On the neck of the foot
24
Q
En l’air
A
In the air
25
Fouettte
To whip
26
En tournant
Turning
27
Glisse
To glide
28
Port de bras
Carriage of the arms
29
Adage
Slow and control movement
30
Croise
Crossed
31
Ouverte
Open
32
Ecarte
Diagonally
33
Deux Bras
Two arms
34
passe
To pass
35
chasse
To chase
36
Attitude
Standing position
37
Arabasque
A pose where the dancer stands on one leg, the other leg stretched out behind
38
coupe
To cut
39
En fondu
To melt
40
Pose
To step
41
Temps lie
Transfer of weight
42
Pas de bouree
Running step
43
Pique
Picked up
44
Glissade
To glide
45
Jete
To throw
46
Pirouette
To whirl
47
Sissone
To jump on two feet onto one
48
Changement
To change
49
soubrescut
To mask the feet, jump up without changing feet
50
Pas de chat
Step of a chat
51
saute
To spring
52
Entrechat quatre
To beat four times
53
En avant
To the front
54
En arrire
To the back
