Ballet Intermediate Flashcards
La barre
The barre
En bas
Low
En haut
High
Devant
Front
En avnat
Forward
Derriere
Behind
Adage
Slow movement
Demi
Half
Tendu
To stretch
Battement
Beating
Retire
To withdraw
Saute
To jump
Echappe
To escape
Reverence
Gracious bow
A la seconde
To the second
Releve
To rise
Cou de Pied
Neck of the foot
Jete
To throw
En croix
In the shape of a cross
Croise
Crossed
Coupe
To cut
Degage
To disengage
Fondu
To melt
Temps lie
Time linked
Assemble
To assemble
Pose
To pose
De cote
To the side
En dehors
Outwards
Dessous
Under
Pirouette
To whirl
Allegro
Quick movement
Plie
To bend
Grand
Big
Arabesque
A position in dance
A terre
On the ground
Temps leve
Time lifted
A la quatrieme
To the fourth
Rond de jambe
Round of the leg
Chasse
To chase
Petit
Small
Pas de chat
Step of the cat
Changement
To change
Ouverte
Open
Tour en l’air
Turn in the air
Frappe
To strike
Developpe
To unfold
Detourne
Turned aside
Pas de bouree
Step of the stuffed
Balance
To balance
Enchainement
Linked together
En dedans
Inwards
Dessus
Over
Ecarte
Thrown open
Soutenu
Sustained
Glissade
To glide
Fouette
To whip
Etendre
To stretch
Epaule
Shouldered
En arriere
Backwards
Entrechat
Braided
Courru
To run
Royale
Royal
Elancer
To dart
Demi-contretemps
Half against time
Ballonnee
Ballon- like
Cabriole
To caper
Pas de basque
Step from Basque (region in France)
En diagonale
On a diagonal
De Suite
Continuously
Sissone
A jump named for the Count of Sissone
Batterie
Beaten step
Ferme
Closed
Efface
Shaded
Soubresaut
Sudden leap or bound
Petit tours
Small turns
Attitude
A position take from the statue of Mercury
Entrechat quatre
Braided four times
Soussus
Under - Over
Entrechat royale
Braided royally
Tourner
To turn
De cote
To the side
Brise
Broken
Entrechat trois
Braided 3 times
Grand preparation
Large preperation
Autour de la salle
Around the room
Theory of Port de Bras
builds strength through the back and arms, arms are carried through the back
uses positions and movement from and through positions
should use the gate (5th en avant) to give greater depth to the movement
co-ordination of arms, head, and eyes (and legs when appropriate)
arms should compliment legs, eg) demi-2nd with an assemblé over and 2nd with
an assemblé élancé
balance of line
arms may have to move at different speeds to arrive together, particularly in
2nd and 4th port de bras
anticipation, particularly in 1st and 3rd port de bras
continuous movement, showing positions without stopping in them
port de bras allows for the beauty and style of choreography and dancer and
when done well can convey messages and emotions as well as line and
strength
What is the use for the 8 points of the room
aids in communication between teacher/choreographer and
student/dancer
helps dancer to orient herself in space
aids in spotting
discussion of the ‘dancer’s box’ and how each dancer should face her own
corner as opposed to the corner of the room or stage
Positions of the feet
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th open, 4th crossed, 5th
Positions of the head
Erect, inclined, turned, raised, lowered
Positions of the arms
1st, 2nd, demi 2nd for adage & allegro, 3rd, 4th en avant, 4th en
haut, 5th en haut, 5th en avant, 5th en bas, 3rd in opposition, 4th en avant in
opposition, 4th en haut in oppositions, 5th en haut open, 5th en haut open or offering
Basic Body Positions
à la quatrième devant, à la quatrième derrière, à la seconde
All body positions
à la quatrième croisé devant, à la quatrième devant, écarté,
éffacé, à la seconde, épaulé, à la quatrième derrière, à la quatrième croisé derrière,
écarté derrière, éffacé derrière
7 Movements in dancing
plier (to bend), sauter (to jump), relever (to rise), étendre
(to stretch), glisser (to glide), élancer (to dart), tourner (to turn)
Arabesques
1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th (en l’air)
Attitudes
attitude éffacé devant; attitude éffacé derrière; attitude croisé devant;
attitude croisé derrière with croisé derrière arms; attitude croisé derrière with
Mercury attitude arms; attitude croisé derrière with attitude ordinaire arms (4th en
haut in opposition)
Movements of the foot
Pied à terre (flat), à quart (1/4 pointe), à demi (1/2
pointe), à trois quart (3/4 pointe), à pointe (full pointe), fully extended, sickled
outwards, and flexed (for character dance)
Basic head rules for coupés, jetés, and temps levés
The head inclines to the foot that you land on
Basic head rules for pas de chat
the head is turned over the arm; the neck is lengthened and the eye line is extended down and away from the body
Basic head rules for pirouettes
The head is the last to leave and the first to arrive (spotting)
Basic head rules for assembles
as the brushing leg comes from the back to the front, the head
inclines towards it; as the brushing leg comes from the front to the back, the
head inclines away from it
Basic head rules for pas de bourrees and glissades
The head inclines to the foot that finishes in front
Basic head rules for balancés de côté, chassés à la seconde, and pas de bourrée ouverte
The head inclines to the leading foot
Basic Adage movements
Dégagé en tournant à terre
Fouetté of adage en l’air
Developpé en tournant
sauté in 1st position
petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied derrière
temps levé devant from one foot
temps levé derriere from one foot
gallop side
Polka - party polka
Polka balletic polka forward (Jumper and stepped)
Echappe suate a la 2nd
Pas de chat
Assemble dessus (over)
Pas de bourree dessous (under )
Jete dessus (over)
balancé de côté
balancé en arrière
posé to retiré
posé to arabesque
coupé dessous (under) from straight leg
glissade derrière
coupé dessous (under) from cou de pied
glissade dessous (under)
soutenu turn
pas de bourrée derrière
sissonne en avant ouverte
entrechat quatre
sissonne en arrière ouverte
grand jeté en tournant
demi-contretemps
pas de bourrée courru (bourrées)
posé tours
assemblé devant
brisé dessus
grand jeté en avant
entrechat trois devant and derrière
pas de bourrée en avant, en arrière, en dehors, and dedans
pas de bourrée ouvert to 2nd position
ballonné simple, écarté de côté (arms to demi-2nd)
ballonné simple, éffacé en avant (arms 4th en avant)
changement
petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied devant
temps levé devant from two feet
temps levé derrière from two feet
gallop forward
polka – balletic polka forward
polka – balletic polka side (jumped)
spring points devant
chasses enavant
assemble dessuous (under)
balancé en avant
jeté dessous (under)
posé to 5th
posé coupe
glissade devant
glissade dessus (over)
coupé dessus (over) from straight leg
coupé dessus (over) from cou de pied
échappé sauté closing with a beat
sissonne en avant fermé
pas de bourrée devant
assemblé élancé de côté
assemblé en avant
sissonne en arrière fermé
soubresaut
pas de bourrée dessus
petits tours
entrechat royale
posé developpé
assemblé derrière
glissades en avant and en arrière
échappé battu (beating out and in)
sissones dessus and dessous
