Ballet Terms 5

Question 0

Cinquième

Answer 0

Fifth

Question 1

Cinq

Answer 1

Five

Question 2

Classical ballet

Answer 2

(1) The traditional style of ballet, which stresses the academic technique developed through the centuries of the existence of ballet
(2) A ballet in which the style and structure adhere to the definite framework established in the nineteenth century

Question 3

Cloche, en

Answer 3

Like a bell

Question 4

Coda

Answer 4

(1) The finale of a classical ballet in which all the principal dancers appear separately or with their partners.
(2) The final dance of the classic pas de deux, pas de trois or pas de quatre.

Question 5

Corps

Answer 5

Body

Question 6

Corps de ballet

Answer 6

The dancers in a ballet who do not appear as soloists

Question 7

Côté, de

Answer 7

Sideways

Question 8

Cou-de-pied, sur le

Answer 8

On the “Neck” of the foot

Question 9

Coupé jeté en tournant

Answer 9

A compound step consisting of a coupé dessous making a three-quarter turn and a grand jeté en avant to complete the turn