Ballet Vocabulary Quiz
Terms
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- one arm is in second position and the other is in high fifth.
- Fourth en haut (high)
- position of the arms where they are down also called low fifth
- en bas
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crossed
position where the body is angled to the corner and the upstage leg is the working leg - Croise’ devant
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"in the fourth"
postion where the body faces front and the working leg stretches out to the front - ‘a la Quatrieme devant
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"separated"
A position on stage in which the dancer faces one of the front corners with the working leg in second position, either on or off the floor. The body is tilted slightly away from the working leg. The arm on the side of the working leg is - ‘Ecarte’ devant
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"shaded"
body is position toward the corner and the upstage leg is the working leg
can be devant or derrie’re - Efface
- to the second
- a la Seconde
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"separted"
body faced to the corner leg a la seconde
working leg and arm to the upstage - ‘Ecarte’ derrie’re
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body facing forward
back leg in tendu straight back - ‘a la Quatrieme derrie’re
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body facing the corner
upstage leg extends to the back a terre or en lair - Croise’ derrie’re
- outward
- En dehors
- inward
- En dedans
- to prick
- Piqu’e
- chains, links
- Chaine’
- sustained
- Soutenu
- stretched
- Tendue
- joined movement
- Temps lie’
- fallen
- Tombe’
- disengage
- De’gage’
- withdrawn
- Retire’
- passed
- Passe’
- melt, sinking down
- Fondue
- struck
- Frappe’
- developing movement
- Developpe’
- large beating
- Grands Battement
- round of the leg or circular movement of the leg
- Rond de jambe
- bouree step
- Pas de boure’e
- basque step
- Pas de Basque
- rocking step
- Balance’
- glide
- Glissade
- throwing step
- Jete’
- named for its inventor
- Sissone
- change of the feet
- changement
- assemble
- Assemble’
- weaving or braiding
- entrechat
- escaping
- Eschappe’
- cat's step
- Pas de chat
- jumping
- Saute’
- basque jump
- Saut de Basque
- whipped
- Fuete’
- thrown turn
- Tour jete
- large throwing step
- Grand jete’