ballet quiz Flashcards
a la seconde
One of eight directions of the body, in which the foot is placed in second position and
the arms are outstretched to second position
a terre
“on earth”; leg in contact with the floor
adagio
slow
allegro
fast
alonge
elongate
assemble
to assemble
en avant
forward, advance
balance
rocking step
ballon
to bounce
battlement
beat
tendu
stretch
bras
arm
cambre
bend the body to the side
chaine
chain(of turns)
changement
change of feet
chasse
to chase
coupe
to cut
corps
body
en clouche
bell
en croix
in a cross
en couru
running step
en dedans
inward
en dehors
outward
degage
disengage
derriere
behind
devant
in front
ecarte
thrown wide apart
developpe
to develop
echappe
to escape
efface
shaded
en diagonal
on the diagonal
en face
facing front
en l’air
in the air
en tournant
turning step
epaulement
using head and shoulder
failli
to give way
ferme
closed position
fondu
melt
frappe
to strike
jambe
leg
jete
thrown
glissade
to glide
grand battlement
big beat
grand jete
big jump
pas
step
pas de Basque
basque step
pas de cheval
horse’s step
pas de deux
dance of 2
pas de chat
cat’s step
passe
passed
ponche
leaning
pique
prick
pirouette
spin
plie
bending
port de bras
carriage of the arms
promenade
in a walk
releve
raised
reverence
curtsy
rond de jambe
circle of the leg
saute
jump
soubresaut
sudden spring or jump
saut de basque
basque jump
sous-sus
under-over
soutenu
sustained in turning
sur le cou-de-pied
at the neck of the foot
tombe
to fall
