DAN 107 Final Exam Vocabulary Flashcards
1
Q
en arriere
A
backward
2
Q
dessus
A
over
3
Q
dessous
A
under
4
Q
reverence
A
curtsy
5
Q
ferme
A
closed
6
Q
releve
A
raised
7
Q
sous sus
A
under-over
8
Q
pirouette
A
whirl/spin
9
Q
balon
A
bounce
10
Q
pas de chat
A
step of the cat
11
Q
grande allegro
A
big fast
12
Q
demi plie
A
half bend
13
Q
grand plie
A
big bend
14
Q
epaulement
A
shouldering
15
Q
en l’air
A
in the air
16
Q
a terre
A
on the ground
17
Q
cambre
A
arched
18
Q
en dehors
A
turn out
19
Q
en dedans
A
inward
20
Q
developpe
A
develop
21
Q
allegro
A
fast
22
Q
port de bras
A
path of the arms
23
Q
battement degage
A
disengaged
24
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devant
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in front
25
saute
jumped
26
coupe'
cut
27
passe
passed
28
retire'
withdrawn
29
pique
pricked
30
derriere
back
31
fondu
sink/melt
32
tendu
stretched
33
en haut
high
34
en bas
low
35
glissade
glide
36
tombe
falling
37
chaine
chain link
38
chasse
chased
39
Vaganova
Russian codified system of ballet; Agrippina Vaganova
40
Cecchetti
French codified system of ballet; Enrico Cecchetti
41
assemble
assemble
42
temps lie
connected movement
43
en cloche
like a bell
44
sur le cou-de-pied
on the neck of the foot
45
grande battement
big kick
46
French School
French school of ballet; Louis XIV and Pierre Beauchamp
47
croise devant
crossed in front
48
efface
shaded
49
en avant
forward
50
balance'
rocking step
51
danseur
male ballet dancer
52
a droite
to the right
53
a gauche
to the left
54
ballonne
bouncing/ball like step
55
ballotte
tossed (Caeser)
56
battu
beaten
57
brise
broken beating
58
cabriole
caper
59
contretemps
beating against time
60
de cote
sideways
61
en tournant
turning
62
elance
darting
63
en promenade
in a walk
64
flic-flac
crack of a whip
65
fouette
whipped
66
frappe
struck
67
pas de basque
step of the Basque people
68
penche
leaning/incline
69
pose
poised/pose/posture
