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Grades 1-5 Flashcards

1
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What does degage mean?

A

To disengage

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2
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What does battement tendu mean?

A

Battement - beat, tendu - stretch

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3
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What does port de bras mean?

A

Carriage of the arms

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4
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What is a petit jete?

A

Petit - small, jete - swish

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5
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What does a polka step consist of?

A

Hop - Chasse - Coupe - Jete

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6
Q

What is an enchainement?

A

Several steps put together

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7
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What is a temp leve?

A

A lifted movement with a hop.

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8
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What does assemble mean?

A

To join the feet together

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9
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What is an arabesque?

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A balanced pose on one leg with the other leg extended behind or in front either on the gournf (a terre) on in the air (en l’aire).

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10
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What does retire mean?

A

To draw up (the foot up the leg)

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11
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What does battement glisse mean?

A

Battement - beat, glisse - glide

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12
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What does echappe mean?

A

To escape - movement of legs from closed to open position.

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13
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What is a changement?

A

To change the poistion of the feet in the air - join together in air, change and land with heels down in demi-plie.

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14
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What is a releve?

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To snatch or rise to demi-pointe position - toes replace heels - feet remain in contact with floor throughout movement.

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15
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What is pas-de-chat?

A

Cat step - demi-plie, toe to knee, ote to knee, land in demi-plie.

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16
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What does glissade mean?

A

To glide.

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17
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What is the height of a battement glisse?

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Working foot just leaves the floor with a strong accent.

18
Q

What is a soubresaut?

A

A spring in the air without changing the feet - from 3rd or 5th.

19
Q

What is an echappe saute?

A

A jump in which move from starting position of 5th to an open position, either 2nd or 4th.

20
Q

What does entrechat mean?

A

Interweaving/braiding of the legs - a jump in which the feet cross and the legs beat in the air - each movement counts as two and so entrechat quatre is front-back-front.

21
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What is a changement battu?

A

A jump in which change the position of the feet in the air, but with a beating together of the feet/calves in the front before the change.

22
Q

What is a sissone?

A

A jump from two feet to one.

23
Q

What is a developpe?

A

An unfolding of the leg from the knee.

24
Q

What does battement frappe mean?

A

Battement - beat, frappe - strike.

25
Q

What is a balance de cote?

A

A balanced step to waltz time, which has accent on first beat and, de cote, moves from side to side.

26
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What does fouette mean?

A

To whip.

27
Q

What does temp lie mean?

A

Time linked - linking movement incorporating the transference of weight.

28
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What is a pirouette?

A

A whirl - spinning action on one leg.

29
Q

What does soutenu mean?

A

Sustained.

30
Q

What does fondu mean?

A

To melt - bend the supporting leg.

31
Q

What does sur le cou de pied mean?

A

Around the neck of the foot.

32
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What does adage mean?

A

A blend of slow and controlled movements that flow together in a coordinated way.

33
Q

Where does the beat come from in a battement tendu?

A

On the ferme.

34
Q

What does attitude mean?

A

A balanced position where the dancer is on one stretched the leg and the other is either in front or behind but bent with the knee higher than the ankle.

35
Q

What does demi detourne mean?

A

A half turn towards the back foot.

36
Q

What is the height of a rond de jambe en l’aire?

A

The foot of working leg is level with hollow of knee of supporting leg.

37
Q

What does en cloche mean?

A

Like a bell.

38
Q

What does contretemp mean?

A

Against the beat of the music.

39
Q

What is a coupe?

A

Means to cut - to shift the weight from one foot to the other.

40
Q

What does ballones compose mean?

A

Ballones - bounce, compose - composed.

Pre-Elementary Ballet (2 decks)

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