Intermediate Vocabulary (On going)

Question 1

Demi Plie

Answer 1

Small Bend of the knees

Question 2

Grand Plie

Answer 2

Large Bend of the knees

Question 3

Plie

Answer 3

To bend

Question 4

Tendu

Answer 4

To stretch through the ankle

Question 5

Releve

Answer 5

To rise into the ball of the foot

Question 6

Degage

Answer 6

To brush the floor/ disengage from Tendu of the floor

Question 7

Pirouette

Answer 7

To turn on one leg in releve

Question 8

Standing Leg

Answer 8

Supporting Leg/ Hold alignment

Question 9

Working Leg

Answer 9

The Leg that is moving

Question 10

Posture

Answer 10

Aligned Spine, long torso, extension lifted through the neck

Question 11

Open Parallel

Answer 11

Equal on both legs outside of the hips/trunk/ feet forward like 2 parallel lines

Question 12

Closed Parallel

Answer 12

“Close the gap”, feet inside of the hip structure

Question 13

Parallel

Answer 13

Position of the feet going straight forward. Feet align to ankles, to knees, to hips, to shoulders, and rest at the neck.

Question 14

Carriage

Answer 14

How you CARRY weight of your arms

Question 15

Trunk

Answer 15

The position of your hips or pelvis in movement.

Question 16

Extend

Answer 16

Elongate a specific body part

Question 17

Expand

Answer 17

To Grow a movement

Question 18

Contract

Answer 18

To Shrink a movement

Question 19

Passe

Answer 19

To Pass/ Foot to Knee in passing, turning, leaping, or standing warm up

Question 20

Chasse

Answer 20

To chasse the leg (Can be done forward, backwards, sideways.

Question 21

Grapevine

Answer 21

A traveling step that has a dominant leg and suproting leg crosses from front to back in alteration.

Question 22

Choreographer

Answer 22

A person who creates or inspires dances to create movement for a variety of different purposes.

Question 23

Isolation

Answer 23

Moving one part of the body at a time/ check in for body needs

Question 24

Technique

Answer 24

A portion of warm up that focuses on the alignment, proper placement, and fundamentals of dance movement

Question 25

Cardio

Answer 25

A set of exercises or dance movements that increases the heart rate. Helps to circulate blood and oxygen flow, as well as sweat out toxins.

Question 26

Stretch

Answer 26

Increasing Flexibility when muscles are “warm”. Helps with injury prevention.