April 20 - 24 Ballet Terminology

Assemblé means

• to collect

• to put together

• to fit

• to close

The directions of a waltz are

• down down up

• up down up

• up up down

• down up up

saut de chat is

• jump of the cow

• jump of the horse

• jump of the cat

• jump of the mouse

Faille means

• to fall

• to give way

• to fail

• to pass along

en l'aire means

• in the ground

• in the sky

• in the atmosphere

• in the air

A high turning leap in ballet starting with battement and finishing in arabesque

• tour en l'aire

• saut de basque

• tour jete

• saut de chat

Fouetté means

• to whip

• to ne ne

• to stir

• to gather

Grand jeté means

• big kick

• big leap

• big hop

• big step

Contretemps means

• beating fast

• beating slow

• beating with time

• beating against time

A step where a dancer moves while alternating balance between their feet is called

• bourrée

• petite battement

• chainne

• balancé