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Ballet terms

How many can you name? (Hint! It helps to know french!)
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asseble the legs
Assemblé
A 'chain' of turns
Chaîné
a step where one foot chases the other
chassé
Lifting the leg and arms reaching in opposite directions
Arabesque
A male dancer
Danseur
Rocking step (foward or backward)
balancé
Male dance partner
cavalier
where basic warm-ups are
barre
the arms
bras
the body
corps
dance of the arms
port de bras
The first ballet school
French school
a short, quick turn where the raised foot is whipped around the body
fouetté
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a gliding step, changing feet (in fifth position)
glissade
A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air
jeté
a turn where one leg is raised, usually to knee
piqué
where the foot is turned in at the ankle, breaking the line of the leg
sickle
the stiff skirt worn in a ballet
tutu
the fabric the skirt is made of
tulle
the first ballerina to raise the skirts above the ankles
Marie Camargo
the first ballerina to dance in a tunic
Marie Sallé
First ballerina to dance 'en pointe'
Marie Tagaloni
the next level in a ballerina's training
Dancing on pointe
raising the heel off the floor
relevé
Bending the knees
plié
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2 Comments
jf15
+2
Level 63
Nov 2, 2015
I like the fact that there is a ballet quiz, as I am a male dancer. Your definition of arabesque is incorrect as arabesques can be done a la seconde, derriere and devant and the arms are not opposite all the time of the leg. Also, I was wondering why key terms like tendu, frappe, battement, fondu, ronde de jambe, passé, develope, en de dans, en de hors, and pas de deux were not included.
meli76
+5
Level 65
Apr 3, 2016
Taglioni is spelled incorrectly. First school should specify Paris Opera (not just French School, as that is actually nothing), pique is not necessarily always a turn, so pirouette should at least be accepted. Glissades do not always change feet, the "next level" for training is a very vague question - could be many things really.
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