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WorksheetsBallet Terminology Midterm--Ballet 1 & 2
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 1hrs 1mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
This term means at ease or at leisure and includes a succession of movements performed slowly ad gracefully.
a)
Adagio
b)
Allegro
c)
Andante
d)
Allegretto
2.
A tendu is always done:
a)
En l'air
b)
Par terre
c)
Sous-sus
d)
En bas
3.
Port de bras means:
a)
Carriage of the head
b)
Carriage of the fingers
c)
Carriage of the arms
d)
Carriage of the eyes
4.
En l'air is used to describe ballet steps done....?
a)
In the air
b)
On the side
c)
On the ground
d)
In the back
5.
When the arms are held in their lowest position in ballet, we call this:
a)
En bras
b)
Port de bras
c)
En bas
d)
Bras bas
6.
A definition of allegro is:
a)
Small and fast
b)
Quick and petite
c)
Brisk and lively
d)
Slow and graceful
7.
Turn out measures the ability of the dancer to turn his/her feet and legs out from what part of the body?
a)
Waist
b)
Hips
c)
Knees
d)
All of the above
8.
How many positions of the feet are there in classical ballet?
a)
4
b)
5
c)
6
d)
8
9.
This ballet step is derived from the statue of Mercury.
a)
Arabesque
b)
Attitude
c)
Sous-sus
d)
Tendu
10.
The English translation of SAUTÉ is:
a)
To elevate
b)
To jump
c)
To soar
d)
To chase
11.
When performing a GRAND BATTEMENT, one should think that the leg is __________________ the air as this is what is translates to in English.
a)
hitting
b)
slicing
c)
circling
d)
beating
12.
Another way a ballet teacher may say, "TENDU SIDE" is:
a)
tendu a la seconde
b)
side battement jeté
c)
tendu devant
d)
tendu derrière
13.
FONDU means to ____________. When correctly executing a FONDU, the supporting leg is in ____________, and the working leg is in ______________.
a)
melt; plié, coupé
b)
melt; plié, passé
c)
melt; coupé, plié
d)
melt; coupé, degagé
14.
In ARABESQUE, dancers should feel a long and flowing line from their __________ to their ____________.
a)
finger, knee
b)
finger, big toe
c)
wrist, big toe
d)
nose, knee
15.
The definition of DEGAGÉ is to ______________.
a)
disengage
b)
develop
c)
disintegrate
d)
distance
16.
One technique rule for COUPÉ is to point your heel _____________ and thigh ____________.
a)
back, forward
b)
forward, side
c)
forward, back
d)
back, side
17.
SOUS-SUS means:
a)
Tight 5th in relevé
b)
Under-over
c)
Zipped up legs
d)
Sustained
18.
This is NOT a step that can be done en croix:
a)
Tendu
b)
Degagé
c)
Arabesque
d)
Allegro
19.
COUPÉ means to __________. When performing a COUPÉ FRONT, the ______________ is placed on the ______________.
a)
cut, big toe, ankle bone
b)
cut, little toe, Achilles tendon
c)
cut, big toe, shin
d)
cut, little toe, ankle bone
20.
True or false: a technically correct DEGAGÉ is 3-inches off the floor.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
EN CROIX means...
a)
in the shape of an arrow
b)
in the shape of a box
c)
in the shape of a cross
d)
in the shape of a circle
22.
Considering PLIÉ:
a)
Knees are bent
b)
Heels are on the ground
c)
Knees are over the 2nd toe
d)
All of the above
23.
True or false, ROND DE JAMBE has two parts.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
What are three specific areas of dance does center practice in ballet assist with?
a)
Coordination, musicality, and placement
b)
Concentration, adagio, allegro
c)
Balance, concentration, control
d)
Transition, flexibility, space
25.
When correctly executing a FRAPPÉ, the ___________ of the foot ________________ the floor.
a)
whole, strikes
b)
ball, brushes
c)
ball, strikes
d)
whole, brushes
26.
PASSÉ means to ________________.
a)
pass
b)
retire
c)
flamingo
d)
bend the knee in an isosceles triangle
27.
At what angle should a correctly executed leg be bent when performing an ATTITUDE?
a)
75-degrees
b)
90-degrees
c)
100-degrees
d)
180-degrees
28.
When demonstrating a technically correct RELEVÉ, a dancer must always ______________ before _________________.
a)
plié, elevating
b)
jump, plié
c)
plié, rising
d)
rise, plié
29.
Please choose the correct translation:
DEMI PLIÉ means ___________ _____________.
DEMI PLIÉ means ___________ _____________.
a)
full rise
b)
half jump
c)
full squat
d)
half bend
30.
For PCCA ballet training: When correctly holding arms in 1st position, your middle fingers should be in line with your ________________.
a)
Chest
b)
Waist
c)
Eyes
d)
Rib cage
31.
Another way a ballet teacher may say, "tendu side" is:
a)
tendu a la seconde
b)
side battement jeté
c)
tendu devant
d)
tendu derrière
32.
When demonstrating a correct PLIÉ in 1st position, dancers should see what shape at the base of their plié?
a)
A rectangle
b)
A diamond
c)
A square
d)
A right angle
33.
When correctly demonstrating a CAMBRÉ, the legs should be ____________.
a)
in plié
b)
loose
c)
straight
d)
moving
34.
When correctly demonstrating a ROND DE JAMBE, the dancer's working leg should pass through tendu front, side, back and what position of the feet?
a)
1st position
b)
2nd position
c)
3rd position
d)
5th position
35.
This is a picture of an __________ elongé.
a)
Arabesque
b)
Attitude
c)
Assemblé
36.
Three technique rules to remember when doing a TENDU A LA SECONDE:
1. Keep your toe on the floor at all times
2. Your leg remains straight
3. Your ____________ leads out from the base position.
1. Keep your toe on the floor at all times
2. Your leg remains straight
3. Your ____________ leads out from the base position.
a)
foot
b)
toe
c)
arch
d)
heel
37.
True or false:
SAUTÉ is a step done in an allegro.
SAUTÉ is a step done in an allegro.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
True or false, both ARABESQUE and ATTITUDE can be performed en croix.
a)
True
b)
False
39.
True or false, both ARABESQUE and ATTITUDE can be performed en croix.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
True or false, a dancer can CAMBRÉ forward, side, and back.
a)
True
b)
False
41.
True or False: DEGAGÉ is always done derrierre and en l'air.
a)
True
b)
False
42.
True or false, ROND DE JAMBE has two parts.
a)
True
b)
False
43.
True or false, the working leg in DEGAGÉ is bent.
a)
True
b)
False
44.
Imagine a dancer on a stage. If he is facing the audience and is asked to travel downstage performing a chasé, he should be doing a chasé ______________.
a)
Devant
b)
Derrière
45.
For ballet terminology, the definition of GRAND is ________________.
a)
large or big
b)
small or mini
c)
rich or wealthy
d)
amazing
46.
For ballet training at PCCA: When demonstrating arms in 1st position, there should be ____________________ between my two middle fingers.
a)
1-foot
b)
2-inches
c)
3-inches
d)
1-inch
47.
This position of the feet is the only one in classical ballet that does not involve turn-out.
a)
2nd position
b)
1st position
c)
4th position
d)
6th position
48.
From the choices, this is the step that is performed EN L'AIR:
a)
sous-sus
b)
attitude
c)
tendu
d)
plié
49.
Of the choices, this is the step that is performed PAR TERRE:
a)
tendu
b)
sauté
c)
relevé
d)
grand battement
50.
This is the piece that only freshmen and sophomores were cast in for the 2016 Fall Dance Concert:
a)
Perpendicular Alignment
b)
Peace, Love, and Joy
c)
Waltz of the Flowers
d)
Something About a Line
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