Ballet Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Cambré
A
arched
2
Q
Changement
A
to change
3
Q
Chassé
A
to chase
4
Q
Coupé
A
to cut
5
Q
Degagé
A
to disengage
6
Q
Fondu
A
sinking down (to melt)
7
Q
Frappé
A
to strike
8
Q
Adage (Adagio)
A
at ease or leisure
9
Q
Balancé
A
balance (rocking step)
10
Q
Battement
A
beating
11
Q
Glissade
A
to glide
12
Q
Grand Allegro
A
big jumps
13
Q
Pas de Bourrée
A
bourrée step/ back
14
Q
Passé
A
to pass
15
Q
Pirouette
A
to spin
16
Q
pliè
A
to bend
17
Q
Petit Allegro
A
small jumps
18
Q
Port de bras
A
arm movement
19
Q
Relevé
A
to rise
20
Q
Ron de Jambe
A
Round the leg
21
Q
Sauté
A
to jump
22
Q
Sous sus
A
Under-over (Relevé in fifth position)
23
Q
Soutenu
A
sustained
24
Q
Tendu
A
to stretch
