Grade 5

Question 0

What is the shape of rond de jambe en lair

Answer 0

An oval

Question 1

When the feet. Sre in 3rd or 5th position which part of the feet touches eachoter

Answer 1

The outerside of the front foot touches the inside of the back foot

Question 2

Where r the extreme ends of the oval in a rond de jambe en lair

Answer 2

Second position en lair and the inside of the supporting knee

Question 3

How many ways can a rond de jambe en lair be executed

Answer 3

Two ways en dehor and en dedam

Question 4

Is there any movement from the thigh in a rond de jambe en lair

Answer 4

No the thigh is kept motionless

Question 5

Which is the furthest forward the knee or the foot

Answer 5

The foot

Question 6

What is a petit battement sur le cou denoied

Answer 6

It is a battement frappe diminished in size and increased in speed it is a preperatory step for all batterie

Question 7

What is a battement en cloche

Answer 7

It is a continuous grand battement in 4th devant and 4th derriere passing through first where the heel is lowered to the ground

Question 8

What does en cloche mean

Answer 8

Bell or pendulum movement

Question 9

What gives the dancer the impetus to turn in a pirrouete

Answer 9

The head and the arms

Question 10

What is meant by spotting in a pirrouete

Answer 10

The eyes focus on a spot at the front and the head quickly turns to refocus on the same spot

Question 11

What is the head action in a pirrouete

Answer 11

It is the last thing to leave and the first thing to regurn

Question 12

What is the movement of the adms jn a piroette

Answer 12

The outgoing arm opens to second locks in the shoulder and incoming arms comes to first position

Question 13

Which arm is crossed in third position

Answer 13

The arm which is on the same side as the front foot

Question 14

Which arm is crossed in third opposition

Answer 14

The opposite arm to tbe front foot whether the foot is the working foot or the supporting foot

Question 15

What should be the shape of the body in arabesque enair

Answer 15

Curved like the arc of a bow

Question 16

In which direction does an ordinary pas de bourre travel

Answer 16

In the opposite direction to the commencing foot

Question 17

What is the meankng of de cote

Answer 17

To the side or travelljng sideways

Question 18

What is the purpose of a glissade

Answer 18

It is a preperatory step for traj f steps

Question 19

What is petite batterke

Answer 19

Small beaten steps which are executed with great speed and minimum elevation

Question 20

Give som examples of petite batterie

Answer 20

Entrechat quatre and simple royale

Question 21

How many coupes are there and what are they

Answer 21

There are two. They are hnder dessous and over dessus

Question 22

What is an enchainment

Answer 22

A number of steps put together in a sequence

Question 23

What are steps of elevation

Answer 23

They are springjng steps

Question 24

Give an example of steps of elevation

Answer 24

Changements jetes sautes soubresauts echapped j

Question 25

How are chasses mainly used

Answer 25

To transfer the weight of the body through a demi plie from one foot to another

Question 26

How many kinds of echappe are there what are they

Answer 26

Two kinds, echappe saute and echappe demi pointe

Question 27

Why does every position, movement and step in dwncing have a french name

Answer 27

Because it is to the french that we own the art of operatic dance and these technical names were handed down through generations by the great masters of dance

Question 28

What is the golden rule of dancif

Answer 28

When the dancer lifts the leg the leg must lift tbe dancer