Vocab

Question 1

Port de Bras

Answer 1

Carriage of the arms

Question 2

Adage

Answer 2

At leisure

Question 3

En dehors

Answer 3

Toward the outside

Question 4

En dedans

Answer 4

Toward the inside

Question 5

Devant

Answer 5

In front

Question 6

Derrière

Answer 6

Behind

Question 7

A la seconde

Answer 7

To the second position

Question 8

Demi-seconde

Answer 8

Half a second

Question 9

Posé

Answer 9

To step forward in a straight leg on a rise

Question 10

Temps levé

Answer 10

Time lifted
(To jump while holding a particular position)

Question 11

Arabesque

Answer 11

“Arab-like”
The position is like the curved lines of Moorish designs

Question 12

En croix

Answer 12

Like a cross

Question 13

Croisé

Answer 13

Crossed

Question 14

Effacé

Answer 14

Erased or shaded

Question 15

Réverance

Answer 15

Curtesy or bows

Question 16

Tour en L’air

Answer 16

Turn in the air

Question 17

Changement

Answer 17

To change

Question 18

Échappés

Answer 18

Slipping movement
Or
Escaping

Question 19

Grands Battements

Answer 19

Large beating

Question 20

Retiré

Answer 20

To withdraw

Question 21

Rond de Jambes

Answer 21

Round of the leg

Question 22

Dégagé

Answer 22

Disengaged

Question 23

Piqué

Answer 23

To prick

Question 24

Tendu

Answer 24

Stretched

Question 25

Plier

Answer 25

To bend

Question 26

Lowered
(Head position)

Answer 26

Penché devant

Question 27

Erect
(Head position)

Answer 27

Droit

Question 28

Raised

(Head position)

Answer 28

Penché derrière

Question 29

Turned to the right/left

(Head position)

Answer 29

Tourné à droite / gauche

Question 30

Inclined to the right/left

(Head position)

Answer 30

Incliné à droite / gauche