Ballet I

Question 0

Allégro

Answer 0

brisk, lively

Question 1

adagio

Answer 1

slow movement

Question 2

Allongé

Answer 2

Extended, outstretched

Ex: arabesque

Question 3

Arabesque

Answer 3

Arabian movement

Position of body, in profile, supported on 1 leg with other leg extended behind

Supporting leg may be straight or in a demi plie

Question 4

Attitude

Answer 4

Inspired by statue of Mercury

Position on one leg with the other lifted in front (devant), in back (derriere) or a la seconde, slightly bent

Question 5

B+

Answer 5

Named after George Balanchine

Dancer-at-the-ready position

Question 6

Balancé

Answer 6

Rocking step
1-2-3 Waltz time

5th pos. R foot front

• Demi plié
• Dégagé R foot to 2nd pos. & jump on it lightly in demi-plié
• Cross L foot behind R ankle & step on the L demi-pointe behind R foot
• Slightly lift R foot off ground then fall on R again
• End in demi plié w/ L foot sur le coup-de-pied derriere

Question 7

Barre

Answer 7

Horizontal wooden bar

Dancer holds for support

Question 8

Battement tendu

Answer 8

Battement = Beating movement

Begin & end of grand battement

stretched

Question 9

Battement frappé

Answer 9

struck (to strike)

Question 10

Cambré

Answer 10

arched

Question 11

Chanement

Answer 11

Changing the feet

Done petite & grand

Springing steps in 5th pos.
- Changing feet in air & ending w/ other foot in front 5th

Question 12

Chaînés

Answer 12

Chains, links

A series of rapid turns on the pointes or demi pointes.

Arms open second, then close first as you turn, spotting your head as you turn.

Question 13

Chassé

Answer 13

Chased

Glide into an open position and is finished in demi plié

Question 14

Coupé

Answer 14

Cut, cutting

Question 15

Croisé

Answer 15

Crossed

Crossing of the legs with the body placed at an angle to the audience.

May be devant or derriere

Question 16

Dégagé

Answer 16

Disengage

Pointing of the foot in an open position w/ a fully arched instep

Pushes off the ball of the foot to spring off the floor

Question 17

Demi

Answer 17

half

Question 18

Derrière

Answer 18

Behind, back

Question 19

Devant

Answer 19

Front

Question 20

Développé

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Developing movement

Supporting leg is flat on the ground

Working leg begins in sur le coup-de-pied
draws up to the knee to passé
slowly extends to an open position devant, a la seconde, or derriere

Hips are kept level & square to direction dancer is facing

Question 21

échappé

Answer 21

Escaping or slipping movement

Moving feet from closed to open position

Performed 5th to 2nd or 4th then close 5th again

Question 22

élève

Answer 22

To rise

straight leg onto demi pointe

Question 23

En face

Answer 23

facing front

Question 24

En bas

Answer 24

arms in low 5th

Question 25

En cloche

Answer 25

like a bell

Question 26

En croix

Answer 26

In the shape of a cross 4th devant a la seconde 4th derriere a la seconde

Question 27

En dedans

Answer 27

Inward

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En dehors

Answer 28

outward

Question 29

En l'air

Answer 29

in the air

Question 30

Enveloppé

Answer 30

Enveloped Reverse of a developpé

Question 31

Failli

Answer 31

Giving way "to step out of it"

Question 32

Fondu

Answer 32

to melt bending the knee while on one leg

Question 33

the Gateway

Answer 33

1st position arms

Question 34

Jeté

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Thrown A jump from one foot to the other where the working leg brushes out into the air and appears to have been thrown

Question 35

Glissade

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To glide Gliding working foot from 5th position to required direction and other foot is closing to it

Question 36

Grand

Answer 36

big

Question 37

Pas de basque

Answer 37

Step of the Basque people

Question 38

Pas de bourée

Answer 38

back, side, front waltz time

Question 39

Pas de cheval

Answer 39

horse step From 4th position devant pointe tendue brush pointed foot inward toward the knee of the supporting leg without stopping movement, execute développé finishing pointe tendue a terre 4th position devant

Question 40

Passé

Answer 40

Passed Movement where foot of working leg passes the knee of the supporting leg from one position to another

Question 41

Piqué

Answer 41

prick, pierce

Question 42

Pirouette

Answer 42

Spin or whirn Complete turn of the body on one foot

Question 43

Plié

Answer 43

Bending the knees

Question 44

Port de bras

Answer 44

Carriage of the arms

Question 45

Port de corps

Answer 45

Carriage of the body

Question 46

Promenade

Answer 46

Turn in a walk Dancer turns slowly in place on one foot by a series of slight movements of the heel to the one side while maintaining a definite pose such as an arabesque or attitude

Question 47

Relevé

Answer 47

raising of the body to the demi-pointes done in a springing motion

Question 48

Révérance

Answer 48

Reverent bow, curtsey

Question 49

Rond de jambe

Answer 49

Round of the leg, circular movement of the leg en dedans or en dehors a terre or en l'air

Question 50

Sauté

Answer 50

Jumped, jumping

Question 51

À la seconde

Answer 51

to the second (position)

Question 52

Sous-sus

Answer 52

Under-over réléve in 5th position, drawing feet and legs tightly together

Question 53

Soutenu en tournant

Answer 53

Sustained turn

Question 54

Sur le coup-de-pied

Answer 54

Around the neck of the foot Working foot is wrapped around the neck of the foot with the heel resting against the front of the neck of the foot and the toes are wrapped around to the back

Question 55

Temps lié

Answer 55

Connected movement Transfer of weight to different position

Question 56

À terre

Answer 56

on the ground

Question 57

Tire-bouchon

Answer 57

Like a corkscrew

Question 58

Tombé

Answer 58

Falling With working leg in the air, the dancer falls forward, backward, or sideways into a fondu on the working leg