Ballet Quiz Week 2

Define: sous-sus

• sustained

• over under

• jump

• to glide

Outward

• en dehors

• en dedans

• en croix

• en cloche

Define: cambre

• to climb

• to stretch

• to bend

• arched or bent from waist

a position standing on one leg with the other leg raised and extended straight to the back

• assemble

• attitude

• arabesque

• allegory

Define: grand battement

• flick of the leg

• large beat of the leg

• rounding of the leg

• bend of the leg

Inward

• en dehors

• en croix

• en cloche

• en dedans

Define: soutenu

• sustained turn

• over under

• slide

• swing

Define: pirouette

• a turn

• sustained turn

• a whirl or spin on one leg

• twirl

to glide

• grand battement

• assemble

• glissade

• gargouillade

assembled or joined together

• attitude

• assemble

• arabesque

• avant