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Major Theory Book Flashcards

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Five Positions of the Feet

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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th Ouverte, 4th Classical, 4th Croise, 5th

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Positions of the Arms

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1st, 2nd, Demi 2nd (Adage + Allegro), 3rd, 4th en avant, 4th en haut, 5th en bas, 5th en avant, 5th en haut

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Derivative Arm Positions

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Lyrebird (5th en haut)
Cecchetti Pas de Chat (1st arabesque)
Presentation (5th en avant)
Spanish 4th

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4
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Five Positions of the Head

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Erect
Raised
Lowered
Turned either way
Inclined either way
(can also be combined, eg: 1/2 turned, 1/2 inclined)
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Seven Movements in Dancing

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PEGREST
Plier (to bend)
Etendre (to stretch)
Glisser (to glide)
Relever (to rise)
Elancer (to dart)
Sauter (to jump)
Tourner (to turn)
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Use of the Eight Points of the Room

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Used by the choreographer or teacher to indicate where the dancer should begin, travel to or end a dance or enchainements and to assist the dancer with body alignment.

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Seven Correct Movements of the Foot

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  1. Pied a terre
  2. Pied a quart
  3. Pied a demi pointe
  4. Pied a trois quart
  5. Pied a pointe
  6. Foot in the air with the pointe extended downwards
  7. Foot in air with the pointe extended downwards and backwards so the heel is forced forwards.
    * Flexed foot is used in character dancing (like Russian and Chinese national dances)
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Theory of Port de Bras

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  • concerned with Position, Opposition and Carriage
  • in movement or stillness, position of one arm should be balanced or counterbalanced by the other arm (eg: 2nd + 4th PDB)
  • never cross imaginary centre line
  • arms always curved except in arabesque line
  • raised through 5th en avant to higher position and lowered through 2nd
  • arms, legs and body must be in harmony
  • if the painting is the legs and footwork, the frame is the arms and they can make or break the artwork
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Five Arabesques

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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th

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Eight Directions of the Body

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A la quatrieme devant
A la seconde
A la quatrieme derriere
Croise devant
Croise derriere
Ecarte
Efface
Epaule
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11
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Gargouilliade

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Dabbling or paddling

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12
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Renverse

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Upset or reversed

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13
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Raccourci

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To shorten

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14
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Voler

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To fly

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15
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Basic step: Assemble battu (dessus et dessous)

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16
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Basic step: Entrechat quatre vole (devant et derriere)

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Same arm en haut as leg raised

17
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Basic step: Pas de bourree fouette saute en tournant (landing in 1st or 2nd arabesque)

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1st arabesque - arms through 4th en haut

2nd arabesque - arms through 5th en haut

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Basic step: Brise vole (en avant et en arriere)

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Arms in 4th en avant opposition

19
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Basic Purpose of Plies

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  • Practised at the barre to warm and strengthen the muscles of the legs
  • in the centre to refine the dancer’s equilibrium.
  • to ensure adequate shock absorption for allegro
  • to encourage movement in the knee joint
20
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Basic Purpose of Tendus

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  • To stretch and strengthen the muscles in the feet
  • to extend insteps well outwards
  • to enable you to slide out and return your foot in the same straight line
21
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Basic Purpose of Degages

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  • to render insteps supple
  • to strengthen the toes
  • to make muscles elastic to attain good elevation
22
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Basic Purpose of Retires

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Prepare for:

  • developpes
  • retires releves
  • pirouettes
23
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Basic Purpose of Ronds de jambe a terre

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  • enable turn out

- encourage you to keep toe back and heel forward

24
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Basic Purpose of Frappes

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  • strengthen the insteps
  • stengthen the toes
  • render muscles elastic
25
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Basic Purpose of Petit Battements

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-improve entrechats and other batterie movements

26
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Basic Purpose of Ronds de jambe en l’air

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-make knees easy and supple

27
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Basic Purpose of Fondus

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-coordination of arms and legs as preparation for jumps

28
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Basic Purpose of Adage

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  • coordination of the legs, arms and head
  • balance, especially on one leg
  • sense of style, grace and line
29
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Basic Purpose of Grands battements

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-make hips free and easy

30
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Basic Purpose of Battement balances

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  • to show an even balanced motion

- to loosen leg in the hip socket for extension in large jumps in centre

31
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Basic Purpose of Releves

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-to render insteps supple

  • balance on the ball of the foot
  • awareness of centre of gravity

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