Ballet Terminology

Question 1

A’ la seconde

Answer 1

To the second position/to the side

Question 2

A terre

Answer 2

On the ground

Question 3

A Dagio

Answer 3

Slow tempo

Question 4

Allegro

Answer 4

Frisk tempo-opposite of A Dagio

Question 5

Allonge’

Answer 5

Elongated-means to stretch

Question 6

Arabesque

Answer 6

A pose that you can do on flat for or on releve

Question 7

Assemble’

Answer 7

Join together

Question 8

Attitude

Answer 8

A pose

Question 9

Ballon

Answer 9

To bounce

Question 10

Battement De’gage’

Answer 10

Disengaged battlement

Question 11

Battu

Answer 11

Beaten

Question 12

Brise’

Answer 12

Broken

Question 13

Cabriole

Answer 13

Cappr-its a skipper dance

Question 14

Chaine’s

Answer 14

Chain or link

Question 15

Changement

Answer 15

The changing of the foot position

Question 16

Chasse’

Answer 16

To chase

Question 17

Coupe’

Answer 17

To cut

Question 18

Croise’

Answer 18

To cross/crossed

Question 19

de’gage’

Answer 19

To disengage

Question 20

Derrie’re

Answer 20

Back or behind

Question 21

Devant

Answer 21

In front

Question 22

Plie’

Answer 22

Bent,bending- of the knees

Question 23

Etendre

Answer 23

The stretching of the toe,ankle,or knees

Question 24

Glisser

Answer 24

A traveling step that creates the illusion of gliding, often used to link other steps

Question 25

Releve’

Answer 25

To rise up on the point or demi-point from flat feet

Question 26

Sauter

Answer 26

To jump

Question 27

Tourner

Answer 27

To turn around

Question 28

Elancer

Answer 28

Movements done in a darting manner

Question 29

Jete

Answer 29

A leap