Ballet I: Vocab 1 Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
Barre
A
Ballet Bar
2
Q
Plié
A
to bend
3
Q
Tendu
A
to stretch
4
Q
Jété
A
to throw
5
Q
en croix
A
in four
6
Q
rond de jambe
A
circle of the leg
7
Q
rond de jambe á terre
A
circle of the leg on the ground
8
Q
frappé
A
to strike
9
Q
sur le cou de pied
A
on the neck of the foot (position)
10
Q
coupé
A
of the foot (action), to cut
11
Q
rétiré
A
to withdraw, retire
12
Q
passé
A
to pass (action)
13
Q
fondu
A
to melt
14
Q
grand battement
A
a big beat
15
Q
port de bras
A
carriage of the arms
16
Q
rélevé
A
to rise
17
Q
attitude
A
lifted leg at a 90 degree angle
18
Q
arabesque
A
the longest line in ballet
19
Q
vaganova
A
the type of ballet taught
20
Q
developpé
A
to develop
21
Q
chaîné
A
chain, link of turns
22
Q
chassé
A
to chase
23
Q
piqué
A
to prick
24
Q
pirouette
A
a turn on one leg
25
sauté
to jump
26
changement
change of the feet
27
tombe
to fall
28
pas de bourrée
behind side front
29
glissade
to glide
30
balancé
a rocking step
31
pas de chat
step of the cat
32
grand jété
a big throw
33
saut de chat
jump of the cat
