Key Dance Terms

What language is Ballet in?

• English

• Spanish

• French

• Dutch

• German

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is this movement called?

• relevé

• plié

• retiré

• sauté

What does the term "relevé" mean?

• to rise

• to bend

• to stretch

• to withdraw

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What position of the feet is this?

• ballet first position

• ballet second position

• jazz first position

• jazz second position

What is this movement called?

• relevé

• pirouette

• retiré

• turned out

Which of the following demonstrates ballet second position?

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What does the term, "tendu" mean?

• to rise

• to bend

• to withdraw

• to stretch

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E

What is the difference between jazz and ballet positions of the feet?

• ballet positions can only be done in pointe shoes

• ballet positions are turned out and jazz positions are parallel

• ballet positions are done on a larger scale than jazz positions

• trick question -they're the same, just done in different dance shoes

True or False?

There are five positions of the arms in ballet.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Yes! There are five different positions of the arms called port de bras, which translates to "carriage of the arms".

What does the term "plié" mean?

• to rise

• to squat

• to stretch

• to bend

Tags

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.1E