Terms 2

Question 1

Plié

Answer 1

(Plee-ay) a bending of the knee or knees to develop a sense of balance and warm up joints and muscles

Question 2

Rond de jambe à terre

Answer 2

(Rawn-duh-zhahnb-a-tehr) an exercise where one leg makes circular movements on the ground to loosen the hips

Question 3

Cambre

Answer 3

(Kahn-bray) Arched. The body is bent at the waist, backwards, forwards, or sideways with the head following the body’s movements

Question 4

Releve

Answer 4

(Ruhl-vay) a raising of the body on the points or demi-pointes. It is a smooth continuous rise in the cecchetti method

Question 5

Grande

Answer 5

(Grahnd) big or grand

Question 6

Demi

Answer 6

(Duh-mee) Half

Question 7

Tendu

Answer 7

(Tahn-dew) stretched

Question 8

Battement

Answer 8

(Bat-mahn) a beating of the leg, extended or bent. There are two different types: grands and petits

Question 9

Dégagé

Answer 9

(Day-ga-zhay) disengaged or disengaging step - the pointing of a foot in an open position with a fully arched instep

Question 10

Sickling

Answer 10

A fault in which a dancer turns their foot in from the ankle, breaking the straight line of the leg