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Elementary Flashcards

1
Q

What is the first thing to think of before commencing the plie exercise?

A

The body positioning and stance are correct

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2
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How do you rise in the plie exercise?

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By the pressure of the insteps

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3
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What should you be feeling before each port de bras?

A

A feeling of uplift

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4
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Which 4th do you use?

A

Croise

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5
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Why do you take the arms to demi-second on the introduction?

A

To breath and prepare for the exercise

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6
Q

What does pique mean?

A

To pick up sharply

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7
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What is a battement tendu jete?

A

A battement tendu that slightly lifts off the ground

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8
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What is an assemble soutenu?

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A circular movement traced on the ground with the pointed toe and a fully arched instep

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9
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What must you take care to do in all fondus?

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To support the supporting ankle and not to roll on the big toe

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10
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Which arm is high in 1st arabesque?

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The arm on the side opposite the working leg

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11
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Which arm is high in 2nd arabesque?

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The arm on the same side as the working leg

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12
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In this position, is the working leg a terre or en l’air? (1st,2nd arabesque)

A

It may be either

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13
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Is the working leg bent or straight? (of arabesque)

A

Straight

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14
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What must you do in a battement fondu?

A

Stretch both legs simultaneously

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15
Q

How many ways of doing rond de jambe en l’air are there?

A

Two: en dehor and en dedans, which may be single or double

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16
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Is there any movement in the working thigh in rond de jambe en l’air?

A

No. The leg is controlled in the hip socket, the thigh is still and the movement is executed from the knee only

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17
Q

What do you try to think of regarding the pelvic region?

A

To lift the weight of the body up, off the hips

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18
Q

What is a petit battement sur le cou-de-pied?

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A preparatory step for batterie - similar to a battement frappe, but diminished in size and increased in speed

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19
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How many ways are there to execute petit battements?

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Two: On a flat supporting foot and demi-pointe

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20
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Where is the working foot in releve en arriere?

A

The toes are immediately under the supporting knee, not across

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21
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Where is the working foot in releve en avant?

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The same position as en arriere

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22
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Where is a rotation?

A

To rotate the leg in the hip socket and turn toward the working leg

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23
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Are you on a straight or a bent supporting leg in rotation in developpe 2 exercise?

A

A straight leg

24
Q

What position do you pass through in battement en cloche?

A

1st position, where the heel is lowered

25
Q

How many ways of rising onto demi pointe are there?

A

Two: by instep pressure or snatch

26
Q

How do you alight?

A

In a demi plie

27
Q

What is the position of the working foot in releve derriere?

A

The heel touches the supporting leg and the toes are held away

28
Q

Where is the foot placed in pas de bourree pique?

A

Under the supporting knee, not at the side of the leg

29
Q

What is efface devant?

A

When the body is turned towar dthe working leg

30
Q

What is ecarte devant?

A

When the body is turned away from the working leg

31
Q

What is arabesque a dos?

A

When the dancer shows 1st arabesque in croise position with the head over the forward shoulder

32
Q

Where are you facing in preparation for pirouette en dedans?

A

Croise

33
Q

What does croise mean?

A

Crossed

34
Q

What does ouverte mean?

A

Opened

35
Q

Which arm is crossed in 3rd position?

A

The arm on the same side as the front foot

36
Q

Which arm is crossed in 3rd opposition?

A

The arm on the opposite side of the front foot

37
Q

What is a grand rond de jambe en dehors?

A

When the leg is carried en l’air from 4th devant or derriere to 2nd position

38
Q

What does promenade mean?

A

To pivot around

39
Q

In which direction does pas de basque travel?

A

4th croise

40
Q

How do we alight from all elevation work?

A

Into a demi plie

41
Q

In which exercise do we have a fouette movement?

A

In fouette raccourci

42
Q

Where are the arms in fouette raccourci?

A

2nd position on the coupe and 3rd position on the fouette

43
Q

What does de cote mean?

A

To travel sideways

44
Q

What is a retire saute?

A

From 5th position the drawing up of one foot at the side with a temps leve on the other foot

45
Q

What is an en echappe saute battu?

A

An entrechat quatre alighting in 2nd position

46
Q

What is an echappe saute battu change?

A

An entrechat quatre, alighting in 2nd position and execution a beat as you come back with the opposite foot

47
Q

What is a brise?

A

An assemble beaten and travelled slightly

48
Q

What is a royale?

A

A changement with a parting and beating of the feet before changing.

49
Q

What is a demi-contretempe?

A

A temps leve and a chasse

50
Q

What is a soussus?

A

A snach onto demi or full pointe with the front foot covering the back foo

51
Q

What is couru?

A

To bourre or run

52
Q

What must we ensure in coupe fouette raccourci in pointe exercise number six?

A

To place the supporting foot on pointe directly underneath the body

53
Q

What is the placing of pas de bourre pique?

A

The working foot is placed either in front or behind the supporting leg, not in retire position at the side

54
Q

Are the legs bent or straight as you close in glissades on pointe?

A

They are straight

55
Q

What is the movement of the feet in a courru?

A

The back foot closes, making the front foot move. We do not step forward and then closed the back foot

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