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Ballet and Modern Flashcards

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En Dedans

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Inward execution of the step

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Balancoire

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swinging the leg from front to back, upper body slightly leans forward or backward, opposite to the direction the leg is moving.

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What are the 5 parts of a Grand Pas de Deux?

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an entrée (introduction), an adagio, two variations (a solo for each dancer), and a coda (conclusion).

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Soubresauts

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a quick jump from two feet and lands on two feet in fifth position

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Failli

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to give away, a fleeting step,

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Temps leve

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A Jump from one leg, land on the same leg

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Detourne

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to turn aside. a turn in which the dancer takes a pile in 5th position springs up to a sous-sus to do a 360-degree rotation before coming back to a pile having switched the foot in front.

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Elance

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a quick darting movement

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Retire

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Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position en l’air with the knee bent so that the pointed toe rests in front of, behind or to the side of the supporting knee.

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Batterie

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a ballet movement consisting of beating together the feet or calves of the legs during a leap.

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En Avant

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forward execution of the step

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en l’air

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in the air

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Attitude

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a position on one leg with the other lifted in back, the knee bent at an angle of 90 degrees

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Grand assemblé en tournant

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Big assemblé, turning / grande turning jump

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Assemble

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Assembled or joined together. A step in which the working foot slides well along the ground before being swept into the air

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En arriére

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Backward execution of the step

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Glissade Devant

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A glide. Front foot stays in front

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Glissade Derriere

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A glide back foot stays in back

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Arabesque

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it is a position of the body, in profile, supported on one leg, which can be straight or demi-plié, with the other leg extended behind and at right angles to it, and the arms held in various harmonious positions creating the longest possible line from the fingertips to the toes

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Balance

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Rocking step. 3/4 time.

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Ballon

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Bounce

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pas ballonné

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Ball like or bouncing step

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ballotté

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Tossed

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battement

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Beating. A beating action of the extended or bent leg

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battement dégagé

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Disengaged Battement. done at twice the speed as a battement tendu

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grand battement en cloche

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Large battement like a bell. swinging of the leg from back to front en l’air.

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battement fondu développé

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developed melted kick.

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battement frappé

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Struck battement

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petit battement sur le cou-de-pied

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Small battement on the ankle

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battement tendu

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Stretched battement

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grand battement

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large battement

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bras bas

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arms low or down

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positions de bras

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positions of the arms

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por de bras

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carriage of the arms. a passage of arms from one movement to another

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brisé

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breaking, broken. A small beating step in which the movement is broken.

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brisé volé

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Flying brisé. In this brisé the dancer finishes on one foot after the beat, the other leg crossed either front or back.

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Cabriole

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Caper. An allegro step in which the extended legs are beaten in the air.

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double cabriole

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Double cabriole. This is a cabriole in which one leg strikes the other in the air two or more times before landing.

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chaînés

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chain, or linking step.

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changement de pieds

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Changing of the feet.

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chassé

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to chase. A step in which one foot literally chases the other foot out of its position; done in a series.

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en cloche

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Like a bell. Refers to grands battements executed continuously devant and derrire through the first position.

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de côté

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sideways

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sur le cou-de-pied

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On the cou-de-pied. The working foot is placed on the part of the leg between the base of the calf and the beginning of the ankle.

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coupé jeté en tournant

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A compound step consisting of a coupé dessous making a three-quarter turn and a grand jeté en avant to complete the turn. The step is usually done in a series either en manège or en diagonale.

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couru

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running

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croisé, croisée

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Crossed. One of the directions of épaulement. The crossing of the legs with the body placed at an oblique angle to the audience. The disengaged leg may be crossed in the front or in the back.

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en croix

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performed in all directions/ In the shape of a cross. This indicates that an exercise is to be executed to the fourth position front, to the second position, and to the fourth position back, or vice versa.

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en dehors

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outward step, “out the door”

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demi-plié

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half bend of the knees

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sur les demi-pointes

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on the half points

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Derrière

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behind, to the back

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dessous

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under. This indicates that the working foot passes behind the supporting foot.

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dessus

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Over. This indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot.

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devant

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In front.

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temps développé

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time developed, developing movement

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en diagonale

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In a diagonal

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écarté

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separated, to be thrown wide apart

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échappé

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escaping or slipping movement. An échappé is a level opening of both feet from a closed to an open position.

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échappé sur les pointes

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Échappé on the points or toes.

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effacé, effacée

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shaded

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entrechat

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Interweaving or braiding. A step of beating in which the dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other.

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entrechat six

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six crossings

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épaulement

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shouldering, the placing of the shoulders

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en face

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Opposite (the audience); facing the audience.

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fondu, fondue

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to melt. Sinking down. A term used to describe a lowering of the body made by bending the knee of the supporting leg.

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fouetté

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whipped. a whipping moment

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fouetté en tournant

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Large fouetté, turning. This fouetté may be done on demi-pointe, on point or with a jump.

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fouetté rond de jambe en tournant

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whipped circle of the leg turning.

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jeté

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Throwing step. A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air and appears to have been thrown

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jeté battu

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jete beaten.

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grand jeté en avant

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Large jeté forward. A big leap forward preceded by a preliminary movement such as a pas couru or a glissade, which gives the necessary push-off.

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jeté entrelacé

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interlaced jump This jeté is done in all directions and in a circle

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grand jeté

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a large jump/leap

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petit jeté

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a small jump/leap

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Manèges

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Circular. A term applied to steps or enchaînements executed in a circle.

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Mazurka (mazurek)

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A Polish folk dance in 3/4 time which has been introduced into a number of ballets as a character dance.

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Mime

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The art of using the face and body to express emotion and dramatic action.

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ouvert, ouverte

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Open, opened. This may refer to positions (the second and fourth positions of the feet are positions ouvertes), limbs, directions, or certain exercises or steps.

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tour de promenade

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turn in a walk

81
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porté, portée

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Carried. Refers either to a step which is traveled in the air from one spot to another (such as assemblé dessus porté) or to the carrying of a danseuse by a danseur.

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pas de bourrée

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a walking or running ballet step usually executed on the points of the toes. This is a progression on the points or demi-pointes by a series of small, even steps with the feet close together.

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pas de chat

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Cat’s-step. The step owes its name to the likeness of the movement to a cat’s leap.

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pas de deux

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a dance for two

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pas marché

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Marching step. This is the dignified, classical walk of the ballerina and the premier danseur.

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penché, penchée

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leaning, inclining

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cinq positions des peids

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five positions of the feet. 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,

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piqué

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to prick, pricking step

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pirouette

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whirl or spin

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Polonaise

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A processional dance in 3/4 time with which the court ballets of the seventeenth century were opened. It may be seen today in such ballets as The Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.

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sur le pointes

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on the points. The raising of the body on the tips of the toes.

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plié

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bent, bending. the bending of the knee or knees

93
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pirouette piquée

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pricked turn.

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grande pirouette à la second

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Large pirouette in the second position. This pirouette is usually performed by male dancers.

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relevé

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Raised. A raising of the body on the points or demi-pointes, point or demi-pointe.

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Rond de jambe à terre

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Rond de jambe on the ground. An exercise at the barre or in the centre in which one leg is made to describe a series of circular movements on the ground

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royale

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Royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position.

98
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Rond de jambe en l’air

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Ronds de jambe en l’air are done at the bar and in centre practice and may be single, or double, en dehors or en dedans. The toe of the working foot describes an oval, the extreme ends of which are the second position en l’air and the supporting leg.

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saut de basque

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Basque jump. A traveling step in which the dancer turns in the air with one foot drawn up to the knee of the other leg.

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sauté, sautée

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to jump. jumping step

101
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sissone

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It is a jump from both feet onto one foot with the exception of sissonne fermée, sissonne tombée and sissonne fondue, which finish on two feet.

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sissonne fermée

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Closed sissonne. A step of low elevation performed to a quick tempo.

103
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grand sissonne ouverte

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Big open sissonne.

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tour en l’air

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turn in the air

105
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en tournant

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turning, to turn

106
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cecchetti 8 ballet body positions.

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Croisé Devant
Quatrième Devant
Effacé Devant
à la Seconde
Croisé Derriere
Ecarté
Epaulé
107
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When a frappé is performed, the accent is typically on the

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extension of the working leg

108
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It would be most appropriate for a teacher to ask students to perform an exercise incorporating a grand jeté at which point in a ballet class?

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At the end of class during an exercise in which the dancers move across the floor.

109
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A dancer would be likely to use a technique called spotting

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during a pirouette

110
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Which of the following movements can be performed en dedans?

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A Pirouette

111
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en pointe

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to balance on the tip of the toe

112
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por de corps

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the carriage of the body

113
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adagio

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slow controlled movements

114
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allegro

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brisk lively movements

115
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compass turn

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Like an arabesque turn, but the toes stay in contact with the floor.

116
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ball change

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Two quick changes of weight from one ball of the foot to the other.

117
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Russian

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a toe touch jump in the second position

118
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Spiral

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Rotation of the torso around the pelvis. (graham technique)

119
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Canon

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a choreographic device or structure in which movements introduced by one dancer are repeated exactly by subsequent dancers in turn

120
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Which of the following is true about a basic sissonne in ballet?

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It is a jump in which the dancer takes off from both feet and splits the legs in the air before landing.

121
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In a beginning ballet class, an instructor teaches three ballet movements at the barre—tendu, dégagé, and grand battement—as a progression. In all three movements, which of the following must be true for the nonsupporting (working) leg?

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The foot brushes against the floor

122
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In a traditionally structured ballet barre, degage generally follows

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a tendu

123
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Which of the following is a primary function of the clothing worn in ballet and modern dance classes?

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displaying the lines of dancers bodies

124
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Early practitioners of modern dance were united by a philosophy that embraced what elements?

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the development of personal choreographic styles

125
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in ballet, turnout commonly refers to

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the rotation of the legs

126
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the correct term for a battement executed to the front is a battement

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en Avant

127
Q

A primary function of cool-down exercises as used in a modern or jazz class is

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allowing for muscle relaxation

128
Q

A student is having trouble maintaining balance while doing an arabesque. What advice could you give?

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to engage abdominal muscles.

129
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While executing a Fouette turn the dancer’s working leg is engaged in

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Flexion and extenstion

130
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If a Ballet Class lasts 90 minutes, what would be an appropriate way to structure the class?

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30 min barre, 40 min in the center, 20 min across the floor.

131
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Ballet uses the French language because ____

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Many ballet steps were introduced and named in the french court by Louis XIV

132
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A Repertoire is

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the complete list of dance compositions that a group or company is prepared to perform

133
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Romantic Ballets reached their peak in

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the 19th century

134
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Romantic Ballets are characterized by an emphasis of what?

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emphasis on the appearance of defying gravity

135
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Romantic Ballets introduced what?

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The Ballerina, as opposed to the male dancer, as a central part of the performance.

136
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What is the point of view in modern dance?

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As the world changes so will modern dance?

137
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What is a ballet d’action?

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It was started in the 18th century and it is a ballet that tells a story.

138
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tombe

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to fall

139
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Renverse

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upset reversed

140
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Why do ballet dancers use a turned out position of the legs and feet?

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For balance, easier for movement, and opens the body to the audience.

141
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What is considered to be the first ballet?

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Le Ballet Comique De La Reine

142
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Modern dance evolved as a what?

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Direct revolt against ballet

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