Ballet 1 Vocabulary

When correctly executing a FRAPPÉ, the ___________ of the foot ________________ the floor.

• whole, strikes
• ball, brushes
• ball, strikes
• whole, brushes

True or false, ROND DE JAMBE has two parts.

• True
• False

SOUS-SUS means:

• Tight 5th in relevé
• Under-over
• Zipped up legs
• Sustained

Considering PLIÉ:

• Knees are bent
• Heels are on the ground
• Knees are over the 2nd toe
• All of the above

True or false:  The ending of a FRAPPÉ will be in a tendu.

• True
• False

When performing a GRAND BATTEMENT, one should think that the leg is __________________ the air as this is what is translates to in English.

• hitting
• slicing
• circling
• beating

True or false:  GRAND BATTEMENT can be done devant and derrière.

• True
• False

Passé means to ________________.

• pass
• retire
• flamingo
• bend the knee in an isosceles triangle

When demonstrating a correct PLIÉ in 1st position, dancers should see what shape at the base of their plié?

• A rectangle
• A diamond
• A square
• A right angle

Please choose the correct translation:
DEMI PLIÉ means ___________  _____________.

• full rise
• half jump
• full squat
• half bend