Dance - Ballet Terminology

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Demi

Answer 1

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?

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To Dance

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Example of Classical

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Swan Lake and The Nutcracker

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Neoclassical

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Neoclassical ballet evolved from classical ballet, distinguishing itself for typically being abstract

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Contemporary

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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

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Drama, emotion, and a strong storytelling

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Bournonville Method

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the dancer performs with natural grace, dramatic impact, and harmony between body and movement

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French Method

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emphasis on lightness, fluidity, and refinement

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Cecchetti Method

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regimen, elasticity, strength, and a true mastery

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Balanchine Method

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tends to focus on the dance itself and not on a story plot

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Vaganova Method,

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Internationally recognised, marked by the fusion of soulful passion of Russian ballet.

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Who originally danced ballet?

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The people of the Kings court

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Basse Danse

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Low to the ground and slow

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Haute Danse

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High off the ground and lively jumps