Ballet Intermediate Flashcards
(173 cards)
1
Q
La barre
A
The barre
2
Q
En bas
A
Low
3
Q
En haut
A
High
4
Q
Devant
A
Front
5
Q
En avnat
A
Forward
6
Q
A
7
Q
Derriere
A
Behind
8
Q
Adage
A
Slow movement
9
Q
Demi
A
Half
10
Q
Tendu
A
To stretch
11
Q
Battement
A
Beating
12
Q
Retire
A
To withdraw
13
Q
Saute
A
To jump
14
Q
Echappe
A
To escape
15
Q
Reverence
A
Gracious bow
16
Q
A la seconde
A
To the second
17
Q
Releve
A
To rise
18
Q
Cou de Pied
A
Neck of the foot
19
Q
Jete
A
To throw
20
Q
En croix
A
In the shape of a cross
21
Q
Croise
A
Crossed
22
Q
Coupe
A
To cut
23
Q
Degage
A
To disengage
24
Q
Fondu
A
To melt
25
Temps lie
Time linked
26
Assemble
To assemble
27
Pose
To pose
28
De cote
To the side
29
En dehors
Outwards
30
Dessous
Under
31
Pirouette
To whirl
32
Allegro
Quick movement
33
Plie
To bend
34
Grand
Big
35
Arabesque
A position in dance
36
A terre
On the ground
37
Temps leve
Time lifted
38
A la quatrieme
To the fourth
39
Rond de jambe
Round of the leg
40
Chasse
To chase
41
Petit
Small
42
Pas de chat
Step of the cat
43
Changement
To change
44
Ouverte
Open
45
Tour en l'air
Turn in the air
46
Frappe
To strike
47
Developpe
To unfold
48
Detourne
Turned aside
49
Pas de bouree
Step of the stuffed
50
Balance
To balance
51
Enchainement
Linked together
52
En dedans
Inwards
53
Dessus
Over
54
Ecarte
Thrown open
55
Soutenu
Sustained
56
Glissade
To glide
57
Fouette
To whip
58
Etendre
To stretch
59
Epaule
Shouldered
60
En arriere
Backwards
61
Entrechat
Braided
62
Courru
To run
63
Royale
Royal
64
Elancer
To dart
65
Demi-contretemps
Half against time
66
Ballonnee
Ballon- like
67
Cabriole
To caper
68
Pas de basque
Step from Basque (region in France)
69
En diagonale
On a diagonal
70
De Suite
Continuously
71
Sissone
A jump named for the Count of Sissone
72
Batterie
Beaten step
73
Ferme
Closed
74
Efface
Shaded
75
Soubresaut
Sudden leap or bound
76
Petit tours
Small turns
77
Attitude
A position take from the statue of Mercury
78
Entrechat quatre
Braided four times
79
Soussus
Under - Over
80
Entrechat royale
Braided royally
81
Tourner
To turn
82
De cote
To the side
83
Brise
Broken
84
Entrechat trois
Braided 3 times
85
Grand preparation
Large preperation
86
Autour de la salle
Around the room
87
Theory of Port de Bras
builds strength through the back and arms, arms are carried through the back
uses positions and movement from and through positions
should use the gate (5th en avant) to give greater depth to the movement
co-ordination of arms, head, and eyes (and legs when appropriate)
arms should compliment legs, eg) demi-2nd with an assemblé over and 2nd with
an assemblé élancé
balance of line
arms may have to move at different speeds to arrive together, particularly in
2nd and 4th port de bras
anticipation, particularly in 1st and 3rd port de bras
continuous movement, showing positions without stopping in them
port de bras allows for the beauty and style of choreography and dancer and
when done well can convey messages and emotions as well as line and
strength
88
What is the use for the 8 points of the room
aids in communication between teacher/choreographer and
student/dancer
helps dancer to orient herself in space
aids in spotting
discussion of the ‘dancer’s box’ and how each dancer should face her own
corner as opposed to the corner of the room or stage
89
Positions of the feet
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th open, 4th crossed, 5th
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Positions of the head
Erect, inclined, turned, raised, lowered
91
Positions of the arms
1st, 2nd, demi 2nd for adage & allegro, 3rd, 4th en avant, 4th en
haut, 5th en haut, 5th en avant, 5th en bas, 3rd in opposition, 4th en avant in
opposition, 4th en haut in oppositions, 5th en haut open, 5th en haut open or offering
92
Basic Body Positions
à la quatrième devant, à la quatrième derrière, à la seconde
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All body positions
à la quatrième croisé devant, à la quatrième devant, écarté,
éffacé, à la seconde, épaulé, à la quatrième derrière, à la quatrième croisé derrière,
écarté derrière, éffacé derrière
94
7 Movements in dancing
plier (to bend), sauter (to jump), relever (to rise), étendre
(to stretch), glisser (to glide), élancer (to dart), tourner (to turn)
95
Arabesques
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th (en l’air)
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Attitudes
attitude éffacé devant; attitude éffacé derrière; attitude croisé devant;
attitude croisé derrière with croisé derrière arms; attitude croisé derrière with
Mercury attitude arms; attitude croisé derrière with attitude ordinaire arms (4th en
haut in opposition)
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Movements of the foot
Pied à terre (flat), à quart (1/4 pointe), à demi (1/2
pointe), à trois quart (3/4 pointe), à pointe (full pointe), fully extended, sickled
outwards, and flexed (for character dance)
98
Basic head rules for coupés, jetés, and temps levés
The head inclines to the foot that you land on
99
Basic head rules for pas de chat
the head is turned over the arm; the neck is lengthened and the eye line is extended down and away from the body
100
Basic head rules for pirouettes
The head is the last to leave and the first to arrive (spotting)
101
Basic head rules for assembles
as the brushing leg comes from the back to the front, the head
inclines towards it; as the brushing leg comes from the front to the back, the
head inclines away from it
102
Basic head rules for pas de bourrees and glissades
The head inclines to the foot that finishes in front
103
Basic head rules for balancés de côté, chassés à la seconde, and pas de bourrée ouverte
The head inclines to the leading foot
104
Basic Adage movements
Dégagé en tournant à terre
Fouetté of adage en l’air
Developpé en tournant
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sauté in 1st position
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petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied derrière
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temps levé devant from one foot
107
temps levé derriere from one foot
108
gallop side
109
Polka - party polka
110
Polka balletic polka forward (Jumper and stepped)
111
Echappe suate a la 2nd
111
Pas de chat
112
Assemble dessus (over)
113
Pas de bourree dessous (under )
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Jete dessus (over)
115
balancé de côté
116
balancé en arrière
117
posé to retiré
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posé to arabesque
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coupé dessous (under) from straight leg
119
glissade derrière
119
coupé dessous (under) from cou de pied
120
glissade dessous (under)
121
soutenu turn
121
pas de bourrée derrière
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sissonne en avant ouverte
123
entrechat quatre
123
sissonne en arrière ouverte
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grand jeté en tournant
125
demi-contretemps
126
pas de bourrée courru (bourrées)
127
posé tours
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assemblé devant
128
brisé dessus
129
grand jeté en avant
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entrechat trois devant and derrière
131
pas de bourrée en avant, en arrière, en dehors, and dedans
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pas de bourrée ouvert to 2nd position
133
ballonné simple, écarté de côté (arms to demi-2nd)
ballonné simple, éffacé en avant (arms 4th en avant)
134
changement
135
petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied devant
136
temps levé devant from two feet
137
temps levé derrière from two feet
138
gallop forward
139
polka – balletic polka forward
140
polka – balletic polka side (jumped)
141
spring points devant
142
chasses enavant
143
assemble dessuous (under)
144
balancé en avant
144
jeté dessous (under)
145
posé to 5th
146
posé coupe
147
glissade devant
148
glissade dessus (over)
149
coupé dessus (over) from straight leg
150
coupé dessus (over) from cou de pied
151
échappé sauté closing with a beat
151
sissonne en avant fermé
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pas de bourrée devant
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assemblé élancé de côté
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assemblé en avant
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sissonne en arrière fermé
156
soubresaut
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pas de bourrée dessus
158
petits tours
158
entrechat royale
159
posé developpé
160
assemblé derrière
161
glissades en avant and en arrière
161
échappé battu (beating out and in)
162
sissones dessus and dessous
