Final: Jazz and Ballet Terms

Question 1

a rolling movement through the body

Answer 1

Body Roll

Question 2

a back bend

Answer 2

Bridge

Question 3

like an arabesque turn, but the toes stay in contact with the floor

Answer 3

Compass Turn

Question 4

tightening the abdominals, tucking the pelvis, and forming a “C” with the torso that the shoulders are over the pelvis

Answer 4

Contraction

Question 5

a high straight kick in which he gesture leg makes a swooping circular arc across the front of the body

Answer 5

Fan Kick

Question 6

position in which the legs are in parallel, the back is kept flat, parallel to the floor, with the torso hinged at the hips.

Answer 6

Flat Back

Question 7

moving one part of the body, such as the head, shoulder, ribs, or hips while the rest are immobile

Answer 7

Isolation

Question 8

arms are crossed overhead with fingers in jazz hands

Answer 8

Jazz Frame

Question 9

fingers are spread

Answer 9

Jazz Hand

Question 10

shoulder shaking; alternating in a rapid motion

Answer 10

Shimmy Shaking

Question 11

a “stretched” action of the gesturing limb from a stance position with flat foot to a pointed foot, with the toes keeping contact with the floor.

Answer 11

Tendu

Question 12

the legs are externally rotated and one heel is placed in front of the other

Answer 12

Third Position

Question 13

flexing the hands and pushing the palm away from the shoulder

Answer 13

Wrist Press

Question 14

a music term used for slow, sustained movements

Answer 14

Adagio

Question 15

rapid tempo movements often includes jumping steps

Answer 15

Allegro

Question 16

the gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher

Answer 16

Arabesque

Question 17

the hip of the gesture leg is at 90°, the knee is bent and the foot is pointed

Answer 17

Attitude

Question 18

“linked like a chain”

Answer 18

Chaînés

Question 19

“changing the feet”

Answer 19

Changement

Question 20

“to cut”

Answer 20

Coupe

Question 21

outward; a circular movement of the gesture limb from front to back or a turn which moves away from the stance limb

Answer 21

En Dehors

Question 22

a large, relatively slow leg gesture

Answer 22

Dèveloppé

Question 23

the legs are externally rotated and heels are together

Answer 23

First Position

Question 24

the legs are externally rotated, one foot is crossed in front of the other, separated by the distance of one foot

Answer 24

Fourth Position

Question 25

“slide or glide”

Answer 25

Glissade

Question 26

large

Answer 26

Grand

Question 27

a large swift leg “kick” with the knee extended and foot pointed

Answer 27

Grand Battement

Question 28

a basic linking step which permits a change from one fifth position to another

Answer 28

Pas de Bourreé

Question 29

“pricked”

Answer 29

Pique

Question 30

“whirl or spin”

Answer 30

Pirouette

Question 31

a bend of the knee while the torso is held upright

Answer 31

Plié

Question 32

carriage of the arms

Answer 32

Port-de-Bras

Question 33

a slow pivot of the body while standing on one leg

Answer 33

Promenade

Question 34

a jump from two feet onto one foot in various directions

Answer 34

Sissonne

Question 35

a rise or spring onto the toes (demi- or full pointe) from plié

Answer 35

Relevé

Question 36

the legs are externally rotated and separated by the distance of one foot, in the frontal plane

Answer 36

Second Position

Question 37

the legs are externally rotated, one foot is crossed in front of the other, with forward toe touching the back heel

Answer 37

Fifth Position