Ballet 3 & 4 Honors--Final Exam

Épaulement is a term used in ballet to indicate which parts of the body?

• Shoulders, torso, and hips
• Shoulders, ribs, and sternum
• Shoulders, neck, and head
• Shoulders, waist, and hips

Turn out measures the ability of the dancer to turn his/her feet and legs out from what part of the body? 

• Waist
• Hips
• Knees
• All of the above

How many positions of the feet are there in classical ballet?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

When the arms are held in their lowest position in ballet, we call this:

• En bras
• Port de bras
• En bas
• Bras bas

A definition of allegro is:

• Small and fast
• Quick and petite
• Brisk and lively
• Slow and graceful

This term means at ease or at leisure and includes a succession of movements performed slowly ad gracefully.

• Adagio
• Allegro
• Andante
• Allegretto

This ballet step is derived from the statue of Mercury.

• Arabesque
• Attitude
• Sous-sus
• Tendu

The definition of degagé is to ______________.

• disengage
• develop
• disintegrate
• distance

What is another correct way to say "passé front"?

• "passé en l'air"
• "passé devant"
• "passé derrière"
• "passé par terre"

Coupé means to __________.  When performing a coupé front, the ______________ is placed on the ______________.

• cut, big toe, ankle bone
• cut, little toe, Achilles tendon
• cut, big toe, shin
• cut, little toe, ankle bone