Ballet Vocabulary Review

A releve is...

• To rise; begins with a plie

• A bending of the legs

• To rise; does not begin with a plie

• To jump

Which term means "to glide"?

• Degage

• Passe

• Attitude

• Glissade

To pass through; lift the foot to knee level

(a)  

A jump from 5th position, changing feet in the air.

• Chasse

• Coupe

• Changement

• Cambre

Which term means 'a chasing movement of the feet'?

• Chasse

• Tombe

• Glissade

• Changement

How do you pronounce saute?

• sew-tay

• so-tay

• saw-tay

Saute means to...

• Jump

• Bend the knees

• Arch the body

Chained-linked turns

(a)  

Draw a dancer standing in 1st position arms + feet.

En criox is...

• The leg in a kick to make a cross

• Extending the leg in a cross position

• Front, side, back, side making the shape of a cross

• Front, side, back making the shape of a cross.