
Ballet Vocabulary
Authored by SHELBY LEWIS
Arts
9th - 12th Grade
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1.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Italian ballare, to dance.
ballet
one leg is lifted behind with the knee bent at right
angles and turned out
ballerina
A leading female dancer of a ballet company
arabesque
to assemble: feet or legs are brought together in
the air and the dancer lands on both feet
attitude
supported on one leg, with the other
leg extended horizontally backward.
assemblé
2.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Chain
chainé
to whip: a pirouette performed with a circular whipping movement of the raised leg
to the side.
eschappe
escape
fouetté
to glide
glissades
to change
changement
3.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
to pass: pointed foot of the
“working” leg passes the knee of the supporting leg
pas de bouree
a jump in which each foot in turn is raised to the opposite
knee.
pas de chat
sideways step in which one foot crosses behind or in front
of the other.
passé
to beat: a kick
jeté
to throw: This is a jump in which the weight of the body
is thrown from one foot to the other.
grand battement
4.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
to prick
plié
to bend at the knees
port de bras
A complete turn of the body on one foot.
piqué
the movement or carriage of the arms.
pirouette
to rise
relevé
5.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Jumped or jumping.
sauté
a small hop on one foot, with the other foot raised off the floor.
retiré
foot finds passe position on the supporting leg.
temps leve
to stretch
tendu
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What year was ballet started?
1300
1400
1500
1600
7.
MATCH QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Geaogr Balanchine
Russian born dancer went on to choreograph a string of musicals and co-founded the NYC Ballet
Marius Pepita
Principal choreographer of the Imperial Ballet who created over 50 ballets
Cecchetti
Italian born master founder of the Italian Method of Ballet technique.
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