Ballet Flashcards
1
Q
À la seconde:
A
To second position
2
Q
À terre
A
On the ground
3
Q
Adagio
A
Slow tempo
4
Q
Allegro
A
Brisk tempo
5
Q
Allongé
A
Elongated
6
Q
Arabesque
A
Standing on one leg while the other is extended behind them
7
Q
Arriére
A
Backwards
8
Q
Assemblé
A
Joined together
9
Q
Attitude
A
Leg is bent at 90°
10
Q
Ballon
A
To bounce
11
Q
Battement dégagé
A
Disengaged beats
12
Q
Battu
A
Beaten
13
Q
Brisé
A
Broken
14
Q
Cabriole
A
“Caper.” A jump where the legs beat together at the calves before landing
15
Q
Chaînés
A
Chain, link
16
Q
Chassé
A
To chase
17
Q
Coupé
A
To cut
18
Q
Croisé
A
Crossed
19
Q
Dégagé
A
Disengage
20
Q
Derrière
A
Back
21
Q
Devant
A
In front
22
Q
Developpe
A
To develop
23
Q
Effacé
A
“Shaded,” a position open to the audience
24
Q
Écarté
A
“Separated”
25
Échappé
Escape
26
Elevé
Elevated
27
En avant
Forward
28
En l’air
In the air
29
En croix
Cross
30
En seconde
In second
31
En dedans
Inward
32
En dehors
Outside
33
Entrechat
Interweaving, braiding
34
Fondu
Sinking down
35
Fouetté
Whipped
36
Frappé
To strike
37
Grand battement
“Big beat”
38
Grand jeté
“Large throw”
39
Ouvert
“Open”
40
Pas de basque
“Basque steps,”
41
Pas de bourrée
“Step of the drunk”
42
Pas de chat
“Step of the cat”
43
Pas de deux
“dance for 2”
44
Pas de cheval
“Step of the horse”
45
Penché
Leaning, inclining
46
Passé
Passed
47
Petit saut
Small jump
48
Port de bras
Movement of the arms
49
Relevé
Raised
50
Renversé
Reversed
51
Retiré
Withdraw
52
Rond de jambe
Round of the leg
53
Sauté
Jump
54
Sissonne
Like scissors
55
Soutenu
Sustained
56
Temps lié
Connected movement
57
Tendu
Stretched
58
Tournant
Turn
