Ballet Terms Flashcards
1
Q
Demi
A
Small, half
2
Q
Grande
A
Large, whole
3
Q
Releve
A
Rise
4
Q
Battement
A
Beating
5
Q
Battement Tendu
A
Stretched Beating
6
Q
Battement Degage
A
Disengaged Beating
7
Q
En Croix
A
In the form of a cross
8
Q
Rond de Jambe
A
Circle of the leg
9
Q
En dehors
A
Outward
10
Q
Ed dedans
A
Inward
11
Q
Cambre’
A
Arched
12
Q
Coupe’
A
Cut
13
Q
Retire’
A
Withdrawn
14
Q
Passe’
A
Pass
15
Q
Fondu
A
Sink, melt
16
Q
Frappe’
A
Strike
17
Q
Grande Battement
A
Large Beating
18
Q
Petite Battement
A
Small beating
19
Q
Developpe’
A
Developed
20
Q
Pas de Cheval
A
Step of the horse
21
Q
Sous-Sous
A
Under-over
22
Q
Par Terre
A
On the ground
23
Q
En l’ Air
A
In the air
24
Q
Soutenu
A
Sustained
25
Saute’
Jump
26
Changement
Change
27
Porte Bras
Carriage of the arms
28
Temps lie
Connected movement
29
Chasse’
Chase
30
Pique’
Pricked
31
Balance’
Rocking step
32
Pas de bourree
Bourree step
33
Bourree’
Stuffed
34
Echappe’
Escaping
35
Glissade
Gliding
36
Jete’
Throw
37
Pas de Chat
Step of the cat
38
Assemble’
Assemble
39
Temps leve
Raising movement
40
Head positions
Erect, raised up/down, turned r/l, inclined r/l
41
Devant
In front
42
Derrière
In back
43
1-3 chichetti arabesques
see diagram
44
Croise' Devant
Crossed in front
45
Ala Quatrieme Devant
Fourth in front
46
Ala Seconde
Second
47
Ala Quatrieme Derriere
Fourth in back
48
Croise' Derriere
Crossed in back
49
I.D. #45-49
see diagram
50
I.D. 5 Arabesques
(Cecchetti)
51
I.D. 4 Arabesques
(Russian)
52
7 movements in ballet
Bend, Rise Jump, Turn, Glide, Dart, Stretch
53
Allonge'
Extended, outstretched
54
Sur le coup de pied
On the ankle of the foot
55
Promenade
In a walk
56
Penche'
Leaning, inclining
57
Pas de Basque
Basque step
58
Tombe
Fall
59
Chaine'
Chain
60
Royale'
Royal (changement w/beat before chages)
61
Entrechat Quatre
Interweaving w/4 crossings
62
Sissonne
(named after steps inventor)
63
Emboite'
Boxed
64
Battu
With a beat
65
Tour Jete'
Large jete over & turning
66
Ecarte'
Separated
67
Efface'
Shaded
68
Epaule'
Shouldered
69
I.D. 8 Body positions
#45-49 & #67-69
70
Enveloppe'
Enveloped
71
Faille'
Giving way
72
Fouette'
Whipped
73
Entrechat Trois
3 crossings
74
Ballotte'
Tossed
75
Ballonne'
Bounced, ball-like
76
Demi-countretemps
1/2 counterbeating
77
Countretemps
Counterbeating
78
Saute Basque
Angel's jump
79
Grande Jete'
Large jete
80
Cabriole
Caper
81
Entrechat
Interweaving
82
Entrechat Cinq
Interweaving w/5 crossings
83
Ouverte
Open
84
Ferme'
Closed
85
Change'
W/ change
86
Sans change'
W/out change
87
Glissade Precipitee'
Glissade pressed, hurried
88
En Avant
Moving forward
89
En Arriere
Moving backward
90
Brise’
Broken
91
Brise Vole
Flying Brise
92
Temps le Flèche
Arrow step
93
Temps de Cuisse
Thigh movement
94
En manage
In a circle
95
Battement en cloche
Bell-like
96
Renverse
Bending of body during turn
97
Soubresaut
Sudden spring or bound
98
Entrachat-six
Interweaving w/6 crossings
99
Compose a petite allegro combination that you can perform r/l and then reverse
Use at least 4 different jumps
