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Dance 1 Term 1 Vocab

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

chaine

a)

Series of steps moving sideways in side, back, side, front pattern.

b)

Half turn on two legs with weight transfer.

c)

Series of small turning steps in first position.

2.

ball change

a)

Bending of knees.

b)

Quick step to change weight from one foot to the other.

c)

Knee bent with toe pointed touching the knee of standing leg.

3.

ronde de jambe

a)

Step behind, side, forward.

b)

Working leg passes through passe to an extended position.

c)

Working leg is circled from front to back or back to front.

4.

tendu lift

a)

Slide the foot along the floor to extended position then lift foot off the floor.

b)

Quick step to change weight from one foot to the other.

c)

Step across the body then tap the other foot to the side, repeat.

5.

develope

a)

Controlled turn on one leg in releve.

b)

Leaping jump from one foot to the other.

c)

Working leg passes through passe to an extended position.

6.

grapevine

a)

Series of steps making the shape of a box.

b)

Series of steps moving sideways in side, back, side, front pattern.

c)

Transferring weight onto one foot and placing working toe on floor with no weight.

7.

fan kick

a)

Working leg makes a sweeping arc in front of the body.

b)

First, second, third, fourth, and fifth positions in turn out and parallel.

c)

One leg is moved outward from the body, then in again.

8.

releve

a)

Working leg is extended to the back.

b)

Series of small turning steps in first position.

c)

Lift onto toes.

9.

chasse

a)

Step, together, step.

b)

Slide the foot along the floor to extended position.

c)

Working leg makes a sweeping arc in front of the body.

10.

cross front tap side

a)

Working leg is circled from front to back or back to front.

b)

Step across the body then tap the other foot to the side, repeat.

c)

Step behind, side, forward.

11.

plie

a)

Bending of knees.

b)

Step, together, step.

c)

Lift onto toes.

12.

pirouette

a)

Slide the foot along the floor to extended position then lift foot off the floor.

b)

Controlled turn on one leg in releve.

c)

One leg is moved outward from the body, then in again.

13.

jete

a)

Leaping jump from one foot to the other.

b)

Step behind, side, forward.

c)

Quick step to change weight from one foot to the other.

14.

step touch

a)

Series of small turning steps in first position.

b)

Transferring weight onto one foot and placing working toe on floor with no weight.

c)

Series of steps moving sideways in side, back, side, front pattern.

15.

pivot turn

a)

Knee bent with toe pointed touching the knee of standing leg.

b)

Lift onto toes.

c)

Half turn on two legs with weight transfer.

16.

box step

a)

Series of steps making the shape of a box.

b)

Step, together, step.

c)

Bending of knees.

17.

tendu

a)

Half turn on two legs with weight transfer.

b)

Transferring weight onto one foot and placing working toe on floor with no weight.

c)

Slide the foot along the floor to extended position.

18.

passe

a)

Series of steps making the shape of a box.

b)

Knee bent with toe pointed touching the knee of standing leg.

c)

Slide the foot along the floor to extended position.

19.

ballet positons 1-5

a)

First, second, third, fourth, and fifth positions in turn out and parallel.

b)

Lift onto toes.

c)

Working leg passes through passe to an extended position.

20.

arabesque

a)

Working leg is extended to the back.

b)

Lift onto toes.

c)

First, second, third, fourth, and fifth positions in turn out and parallel.

21.

pas de bourre

a)

Working leg is circled from front to back or back to front.

b)

Step across the body then tap the other foot to the side, repeat.

c)

Step behind, side, forward.

22.

battement

a)

One leg is moved outward from the body, then in again.

b)

Working leg is extended to the back.

c)

Working leg passes through passe to an extended position.