Dance - Ballet Terminology Flashcards
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Demi
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Half
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Plie
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To Bend
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Battement
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To Beat
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Tendu
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To Stretch
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Glissse
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To Glide
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Grand
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Big
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Petit
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Small
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Fondu
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To Melt
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Ports De Bra
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Carriage of the Head and Arms
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Releve
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To snatch
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Adage
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Slow Controlled Movements
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Pirouettes
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To Spin
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Echappes
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To Escape
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Sautes
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To Spring
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Changements
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To Change
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Pas De Bouree
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Running Step
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Chasse
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To Chase
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Devant
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To the Front
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Derriere
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To the Back
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En Face
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Facing the front
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Croise
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The Crossed Line
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Efface
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The Open Line
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Romantic Ballet
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Focussed on telling a story or narrative, more technical
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Classical Ballet
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Ballet focused on Technique
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What does Ballet mean?
To Dance
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Example of Classical
Swan Lake and The Nutcracker
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Neoclassical
Neoclassical ballet evolved from classical ballet, distinguishing itself for typically being abstract
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Contemporary
adding modern techniques of jazz and other dance forms, contemporary ballet focuses more on athleticism and bigger and swifter tempos
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Romantic
Drama, emotion, and a strong storytelling
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Bournonville Method
the dancer performs with natural grace, dramatic impact, and harmony between body and movement
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French Method
emphasis on lightness, fluidity, and refinement
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Cecchetti Method
regimen, elasticity, strength, and a true mastery
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Balanchine Method
tends to focus on the dance itself and not on a story plot
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Vaganova Method,
Internationally recognised, marked by the fusion of soulful passion of Russian ballet.
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Who originally danced ballet?
The people of the Kings court
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Basse Danse
Low to the ground and slow
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Haute Danse
High off the ground and lively jumps
