Vocab Flashcards
(97 cards)
1
Q
Pile
A
Bend
2
Q
Demi
A
Small, half
3
Q
Grande
A
Large, whole
4
Q
Releve
A
Rise
5
Q
Battement
A
Beating
6
Q
Battement Tendu
A
Stretched beating
7
Q
Battement Degage
A
Disengaged beating
8
Q
En croix
A
In the form of a cross
9
Q
Rind de jambe
A
Circle of the leg
10
Q
En dehors
A
Outward
11
Q
En dedans
A
Inward
12
Q
Cambre’
A
Arched
13
Q
Coupe’
A
Cut
14
Q
Retire’
A
Withdrawn
15
Q
Passe’
A
Pass
16
Q
Fondu
A
Sink, melt
17
Q
Frappe’
A
Strike
18
Q
Grande Battement
A
Large beating
19
Q
Petite Battement
A
Small beating
20
Q
Developpe’
A
Developed
21
Q
Pas de Cheval
A
Step of the horse
22
Q
Sous-sus
A
Under-over
23
Q
Par terre
A
On the ground
24
Q
En l’air
A
In the air
25
Soutenu
Suspend
26
Saute'
Jump
27
Changement
Change
28
Porte bras
Carriage of the arms
29
Temps lie
Connected movement
30
Chasse'
Chase
31
Pique
Pricked
32
Balance'
Rocking step
33
Pas de Bouree
Bourree step
34
Bourree'
Stuffed
35
Echappe'
Escaping
36
Glissade
Glide
37
Jete'
Throw
38
Pas de chat
Step of the cat
39
Assemble'
Assemble
40
Temps leve
Raising movement
41
Head positions
Erect, raised up/down, turned r/l, inclined r/l
42
Devant
In front
43
Derriere
In back
44
1st-3rd Cecchetti arabesques
Diagram :)
45
Croise devant
Crossed in front
46
Ala Quatrieme Devant
Fourth in front
47
Ala seconde
Second
48
Ala Quatrieme Derriere
Fourth in back
49
Croise Derriere
Crossed in back
50
50-52
Diagram study!
51
7 Movements in Ballet
Bend, rise, jump, turn, glide, dart, stretch
52
Allonge
Extended, outstretched
53
Sur le coup de pied
On the ankle of the foot
54
Promenade
In a walk
55
Penche
Leaning, inclining
56
Pas de basque
Basque step
57
Tombe
Fall
58
Chaine
Chain
59
Royale
Royal (changement w/ beat before change)
60
Entrechat Quatre
Interweaving w/4 crossings
61
Sissonne
(Steps inventor)
62
Emboite
Boxed
63
Battu
With a beat
64
Tour jete
Large jete over and turning
65
Ecarte
Seperated
66
Efface
Shaded
67
Epaule
Shouldered
68
Body positions
Check charts :)
69
Enveloppe
Enveloped
70
Faille
Giving away
71
Fouette
Whipped
72
Entrechat Trois
3 Crossings
73
Ballotte
Tossed
74
Ballonne
Bounced, ball-like
75
Demi-countretemps
1/2 counterbeating
76
Countretemps
Counterbeating
77
Saute basque
Angel's jump
78
Grande jete
Large jete
79
Cabriole
Caper
80
Entrechat
Interweaving
81
Entrechat Cinq
Interweaving w/5 crossings
82
Ouverte
Open
83
Ferme
Closed
84
Change
W/ change
85
Sans change
W/out change
86
Glissande Precipitee
Glissade pressed, hurried
87
En avant
Moving forward
88
En arriere
Moving backward
89
Brise
Broken
90
Brise Vole
Flying brise
91
Temps le Fleche
Arrow Step
92
Temps de Cuisse
Thigh movement
93
En manage
In a circle
94
Battement en cloche
Bell-like
95
Renverse
Bending of body during a turn
96
Soubresaut
Sudden spring or bound
97
Entrechat six
Interweaving with 6 crossings
