Ballet Year 1

What does rond de jambe mean?

• To bend

• To beat

• Carriage of the arms

• Rounds of the leg

How do we say 'to strike' in ballet terms? (French)

True or False? En dehors means outwards

• True

• False

What is the difference between a tendu and a glisse?

What exercise at the barre prepares you for beating steps/jumps in the centre?

• Fondu

• Frappe

• Plie

• Grand battement

Which exercise do we normally do first at the barre?

• Plie

• Tendu

• Stretch

• Grand battement

What quality of movement should adage be performed with?

• Fast and lively

• Slow and soft

True or false? You don't need to plie after you jump

• True

• False

What word in French means to jump?

• Jete

• Temps lève

• Glissade

• Saute

True or false? Petit allegro is small and grand allegro is big

• True

• False