Cecchetti Flashcards
Ecarte
Spread
Elancer
To dart
Etendre
To stretch
2 Additional arabesques
Quatrieme and canquieme
Positions of the Head
Erect, raised, lowered, turned, inclined
Positions of the body
a la quatrieme devant (4t
2. a la quatrieme derriere (4
3. a la seconde (to the seco
4. croise Devante
5. croise derriere
6. ecarte
Movements in dance
Plier, relever, sauter, glisser, tourner, elancer, etendre
Plier
To bend
Battments tendus
Beating stretched
Battments degages
Beating disengaged
Ronds de jambe a terre
Circling of the leg on the ground
Battements frappes
Beating struck
Fondus en croix
Melting step in the pattern if a cross
Petits battements
Small beatings
Developpe avec releve
Developing movement with a rise
Grands battements
Large beatings
Releves
Rises
Exercise for battues
Exercise for beats
Port de bras
Carriage of the arms
1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Adage and examples
Slow controlled movement (ex: body positions, cinq arabesque, and trios relive,3rises)
Allegro
Fast quick movement
Pas de bourree dessous with arms
Bourre step under with arms
Sourbresaut
Sudden bound
Assemble coupe devant and derrière
Assembling step with a cutting movement in the front and back