Ballet I: Vocab 1

Question 1

Barre

Answer 1

Ballet Bar

Question 2

Plié

Answer 2

to bend

Question 3

Tendu

Answer 3

to stretch

Question 4

Jété

Answer 4

to throw

Question 5

en croix

Answer 5

in four

Question 6

rond de jambe

Answer 6

circle of the leg

Question 7

rond de jambe á terre

Answer 7

circle of the leg on the ground

Question 8

frappé

Answer 8

to strike

Question 9

sur le cou de pied

Answer 9

on the neck of the foot (position)

Question 10

coupé

Answer 10

of the foot (action), to cut

Question 11

rétiré

Answer 11

to withdraw, retire

Question 12

passé

Answer 12

to pass (action)

Question 13

fondu

Answer 13

to melt

Question 14

grand battement

Answer 14

a big beat

Question 15

port de bras

Answer 15

carriage of the arms

Question 16

rélevé

Answer 16

to rise

Question 17

attitude

Answer 17

lifted leg at a 90 degree angle

Question 18

arabesque

Answer 18

the longest line in ballet

Question 19

vaganova

Answer 19

the type of ballet taught

Question 20

developpé

Answer 20

to develop

Question 21

chaîné

Answer 21

chain, link of turns

Question 22

chassé

Answer 22

to chase

Question 23

piqué

Answer 23

to prick

Question 24

pirouette

Answer 24

a turn on one leg

Question 25

sauté

Answer 25

to jump

Question 26

changement

Answer 26

change of the feet

Question 27

tombe

Answer 27

to fall

Question 28

pas de bourrée

Answer 28

behind side front

Question 29

glissade

Answer 29

to glide

Question 30

balancé

Answer 30

a rocking step

Question 31

pas de chat

Answer 31

step of the cat

Question 32

grand jété

Answer 32

a big throw

Question 33

saut de chat

Answer 33

jump of the cat