Ess 100

Question 1

Quick and jumping steps that develop lightness, smoothness and ballon

Answer 1

Allegro

Question 2

Basic pose, name derived from a form of Moorish decoration. A straight leg extension to the back

Answer 2

Arabesque

Question 3

A jump from two feet to two feet in which the working foot slides along the floor before being swept into the air. As the foot goes into the air, the dancer pushed off the floor with the supporting leg. Both legs land on the ground at the same time in 3rd or 5th position

Answer 3

Assemble

Question 4

A pose on one leg with the other leg lifted with a bent knee to the front, side or back

Answer 4

Attitude

Question 5

A 3/4 time step in which there is a shift of balance. The dancer steps to the side, the to the back, and then to the front. In that order of the steps the dancer also steps down into plié, up to the back, and down in plié to the front again

Answer 5

Balance

Question 6

The light, elastic quality in jumping in which the dancer bounds up from the floor, paused a moment in the air and then descends lightly and softly, only to rebound back into the air like the smooth bouncing of a ball

Answer 6

Ballon

Question 7

Starting from the fifth position in plié, one leg brushes along the floor to the front,side or back until that leg comes off the floor lifting the body and the other leg into the air and then landing on the non-brushing leg with the brushing leg

Answer 7

Ballonne

Question 8

Slow and graceful movements that develop a sense of line, balance, control and strength

Answer 8

Adagio

Question 9

a beating action of the legs. There are two types

Answer 9

Battement

Question 10

A series of small, rapid beats around the ankle with the working foot in sur le cou de pied position

Answer 10

Petit Battement

Question 11

An exercise in which the working leg is raised from the hip into the air, tries to reach a height of 90 or more, and is lowered again

Answer 11

Grand Battement

Question 12

all jumps in which the legs beat together or one leg beats against the other

Answer 12

Batterie

Question 13

ballet exercises done away from the bar in the center of the studio

Answer 13

Centre

Question 14

A series of rapid 1/2 turns on demi-pointe. AKA traveling turns

Answer 14

Chaine

Question 15

A jump from 3rd to 3rd or 5th to 5th position with one change of the feet

Answer 15

Changement

Question 16

A traveling step in which one leg chases the other leg. The legs slide out to 4th position plie or 2nd and then the legs close in 3rd or 5th in the air.

Answer 16

Chausee

Question 17

The working foot is wrapped around the ankle of the supporting leg,

Answer 17

Cou le pied, sur le

Question 18

A position of the working foot pointed downwards in front of the supporting ankle

Answer 18

coupe

Question 19

A tendu that comes slightly off the floor or a tendu that “disengages” from the floor

Answer 19

Degage

Question 20

A movement in which the working leg foot is drawn up from 3rd or 5th on the floor to retire position of the supporting leg and then slowly extended to the front, side or back where it is momentarily suspended in the air

Answer 20

Developpe

Question 21

A jump where the feet “escape” from a closed position to an open position

Answer 21

Echappe

Question 22

A jump from 5th position to 5th position where the legs change places 2 times.

Answer 22

Entrechat

Question 23

The simultaneous bending of both legs with the working leg foot in coupe position and then the simultaneous straightening of both legs with the working leg extending slightly off the ground

Answer 23

Fondu

Question 24

A whipping step which starts with a grand battement, then the body pivots, leaving the leg in place. If the leg began in the front, it would end in the back and vice versa

Answer 24

Fouette

Question 25

From a flexed position at the ankle, the ball of the working foot strikes the floor with an outward position at the ankle

Answer 25

Frappe

Question 26

A traveling step starting from a closed position in plie in which one leg brushes off the floor to an open position in the air

Answer 26

Glissade

Question 27

a jump from one leg to the other in which the working leg is brushed along the floor before being thrown into the air, as the leg goes into the air the dancer pushes off the floor with the supporting leg, the dancer then lands on the foot that brushed into the air

Answer 27

Jete

Question 28

A leap in ballet, the leg is thrown to a height of 90 or more

Answer 28

Grand Jete

Question 29

step of the basque people, step to 2nd then close 5th with the other leg, then with that same leg step forward on demi-pointe and the other leg closes behind it in sous-sus position

Answer 29

Pas de Basque

Question 30

A 3/4 time step in which the dancer steps back then side then front with the corresponding levels: up,up, down

Answer 30

Pas de Bourree

Question 31

A jump where one knee is lifted to the side and then the other knee follows

Answer 31

Pas de Chat

Question 32

the step is so called because it resembles the movement of a horse pawing the ground. From a tendu or degage position, the working foot closes into 3rd or 5th position and then performs a small developpe extending low to the front, side or back at ankle height

Answer 32

Pas de Cheval

Question 33

1. When the working leg foot passes by the knee as it goes from 3rd or 5th front to 3rd or 5th back 2. As a position, the working leg touches the inside of the supporting knee with the working leg in a turned out position

Answer 33

Passe

Question 34

A tapping of an extended straight leg's toes on the floor and off again, the toe "prick" the ground Stepping directly onto demi-pointe with the other leg raised in the air

Answer 34

Pique

Question 35

A complete turn or multiple turn on the body on one foot on demi-pointe

Answer 35

Pirouette

Question 36

A bending of the legs in a standing position

Answer 36

Plie

Question 37

Half plie, bending the legs but keep the legs on the floor

Answer 37

Demi Plie

Question 38

a deeper bending of the knees, letting the heels come off the floor

Answer 38

Grand Plie

Question 39

Dancing on the extreme tips of the toes in specially designed shoes

Answer 39

Pointe

Question 40

dancing up on the balls of the feet

Answer 40

Demi pointe

Question 41

a movement or series of movements made by passing the arms through various positions, there are 3 reasons for using this: the arms frame the body and the head, the arms help the dancer maintain their balance, helps the dancer develop coordination between the arms and the legs

Answer 41

Ports de Bras

Question 42

A raising of the body from flat to demi pointe

Answer 42

releve

Question 43

The position of placing the working leg foot by the knee of the supporting leg to the front or back

Answer 43

retire

Question 44

the working leg foot is in front of the supporting leg knee with the little toe touching right below the knee

Answer 44

devant

Question 45

the working leg foot is in back of the supporting leg knee with the inside of the heel touching the leg calf

Answer 45

Derriere

Question 46

A curtesy for the woman and a bow for the men, performed at the end of class

Answer 46

reverance

Question 47

One leg describes a circular or capital letter D

Answer 47

Rond de jamb

Question 48

the working leg foot stays in contact with the floor

Answer 48

A Terre

Question 49

the working leg foot brushes off the floor once it has passed through 1st position

Answer 49

grand

Question 50

a circling of the lower leg only with the working leg extended to 2nd position in the air, the lower leg describes a D in the air

Answer 50

Rond de jamb en l'air

Question 51

when the working leg circles from front to back

Answer 51

en dehors

Question 52

when the working leg circles from back to front

Answer 52

en dedans

Question 53

a jete en tournant where the 2nd position is sustained in the air when half the turn is completed and landing on the battement leg with the other in fondu devant position

Answer 53

Saut de basque

Question 54

A step hop where the dancer takes off and lands on the same leg with the free back leg extended in arabesque

Answer 54

Saute

Question 55

A jump springing from both feet in 5th position and landing in either ferme or ouvert

Answer 55

sissonne

Question 56

in 5th position soon after landing

Answer 56

sissone ferme

Question 57

one leg sustaining the other leg in an open position

Answer 57

sissone ouvert

Question 58

A tight 5th position on demi pointe or pointe where both feet pull together so that from the front there appears to be one set of toes and 2 heels

Answer 58

Sous-sus

Question 59

the technique of turning the head rapidly during turns to prevent dizziness and so the dancer knows where to end their turn, the dancer quickly whips the head around and refocuses the eyes with each turn of the head

Answer 59

spotting

Question 60

the working foot slides along the floor from 1st, 3rd, or 5th position to the 2nd or 4th position until the heel comes off the floor and the toes stay in contact with the floor

Answer 60

Tendu

Question 61

A traveling turn from one leg to the other or a turn in the air

Answer 61

Tour

Question 62

The ability of the dancer to rotate the legs outward from the hip sockets, all of ballet is performed in this position

Answer 62

Turn-out