Dance 2 Vocabulary

Question 1

Adagio

Answer 1

a music term used for slow, sustained movements

Question 2

Allegro

Answer 2

rapid tempo movements

Question 3

Arabesque

Answer 3

leg extended behind dancer’s body at at least 90 degree angle

Question 4

Assemblé

Answer 4

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Question 5

Attitude

Answer 5

hip gesture at 90 degrees in the air and knee is bent, foot is pointed

Question 6

Barre

Answer 6

intro/ warmup section of ballet class, starting with left hand on the bar

Question 7

Chaînés

Answer 7

turns linked together where arms open to the sides while facing the front, and closed while facing the back

Question 8

Chassé

Answer 8

chasing one foot with the other, leading food goes to 4th or 2nd position

Question 9

Dégagé

Answer 9

to disengage, sharp brushes of foot

Question 10

Derrière

Answer 10

behind

Question 11

Devant

Answer 11

in front

Question 12

Developpé

Answer 12

to develop, large relatively slow gesture

Question 13

Glissade

Answer 13

slide or glide, linking step

Question 14

Grand

Answer 14

big or large

Question 15

Grande Battement

Answer 15

large swift leg kick going all the way up

Question 16

Jeté

Answer 16

throwing step where a leaping jump is executed to the other

Question 17

Pas de Bourreé

Answer 17

basic linking step that links 5th position to 5th position.

Back. Side. Front.

Question 18

Pas de Chat

Answer 18

step of the cat. Jump beginning and ending in 5th passing through passé

Question 19

Piqué

Answer 19

to prick. step in which body moves sharply

Question 20

Pirouetté

Answer 20

whipped or spun, controlled turn on one leg in relevé

Question 21

Plié

Answer 21

to bend at the knee, torso remains upright

Question 22

Passé

Answer 22

to pass through

Question 23

Relevé

Answer 23

to rise or spring onto the toes

Question 24

Soussus

Answer 24

relevé in 5th position (zipper)

Question 25

Tendu

Answer 25

stretched position of the gesturing limb→ flat foot to pointed foot