Grade 2

Question 1

What new arm lines do pupils need to know for grade 2?

Answer 1

Bras croise
Attitude grecque
3rd arabesque

Question 2

What new directions of the body do grade 2’s need?

Answer 2

Croise
En face
Ouvert

Question 3

What are the plies in grade 2?

Answer 3

Facing the barre feet in 1st

Demi straighten
Rise lower
Full plié and straighten
Dégagé and change position

Shown in 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 2nd
Dégagé and close 1st to finish

Question 4

What are the set tendues in grade 2?

Answer 4

Feet in 3rd.

One tendue in 4 counts en croix

Question 5

What is the unset round de Jambe in grade 2?

Answer 5

Prep to 2nd arm a la second

Round in 4 counts en dehors and en dedans

Question 6

What are the assembles Soutenues set exercise in grade 2?

Answer 6

Feet 3rd position
Dégagé front, straight supporting leg
Circle leg to side, and behind
Close 3rd derrière
Repeat en dedans
Repeat all en fendu

Question 7

What is the set retire relieve exercise in grade 2?

Answer 7

Feet 3rd position, arm a la second

Retire and close derrière
Retire and close devant
Demi plié and lower arm to bras bras
Releve to 3rd arm to en couronne
Lower on straight legs opening arm repeat.

Question 8

What is the grade 2 grand battement set exercise?

Answer 8

Feet 3rd, arm a la second

One grand battement in 2 counts en croix no higher than 45*

Question 9

What are the grade 2 set barre exercises?

Answer 9

Plies
Tendues
Assembles soutenus
Retires and releves
Grand battement

Question 10

What are the grade 2 unset barre exercises?

Answer 10

Round de jambe a terre

Question 11

What is the grade 2 port de bras?

Answer 11

Feet first.

Intro;
Prep arms to 2nd

Lower right arm to bras bras, raise to bras croise open 2nd
Rep left
Lower both arms, raise to en avant, lift right arm high to attitude grecque
Turn body slightly to corner, open to 3rd arabesque
Hold

Question 12

What are the New chasses in grade 2?

Answer 12

En arriere and passé en avant

Question 13

What are the new counts for chasses in grade 2?

Answer 13

Chasses to position arms en avant (count &1)
Hold (count 2)
Transfer weight and straighten leg arms Demi bras (count 3)
Close to 3rd arms to bras bras (count 4)

Question 14

Which arabesque do they need to know for grade 2?

Answer 14

1st arabesque a terre and en l’air

Question 15

What is the grade 2 set adage?

Answer 15

Start upstage left, overt, right foot front arms bras bras

3 walks RLR into dégagé derrière overt arms en avant (counts 1,3)
Extend arms to arabesque (count 4)
Raise leg and hold (count 5,6)
Lower to point retain arms (count 7)
Open arms to 2nd (count &)
Close 3rd position derrière, lowering arms (count 8)

Repeat all

Question 16

What is the grade 2 Demi detournes exercise?

Answer 16

Right foot front, arms bras croise

Releve 5th, hold (count 1,2)
Demi (count 3)
Hold (count 4)
Demi detourne lowering into plié arms bras croise right arm front (count 5,7)
Hold plié (count 8)
Rep detourne (count 1,4)
Changement (count 5)
Place arms bras croise right arm front (count 6,8)
Repeat

Question 17

What allegro steps are there in grade 2?

Answer 17

Warm up
Jets ordinaire devant and derrière
Glissades devant and derrière (&1 hold plié 2)
Assembles over and under
Pas de chat (&1, hold 2)
Soubresauts
Echappes to 2nd
Balances

Question 18

What musical values do you need to know in grade 2?

Answer 18

Recognise and clap

Semibreves (whole notes)
Minims (half notes)
Crochets (quater notes)
Quavers (eighth notes)