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WorksheetsMusical Theatre Vocabulary
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 30mins
Stepping forward on one foot and rotate your body to face the opposite direction.
(a)
"to chase" - a step in which one foot literally chases the other out of its position
(a)
A dance move whose four steps form a square pattern - cross front, step back, step side, cross front
Grapevine
Relevé
Ball change
Jazz Square
traveling step - Side step, Step behind the support foot, Side step, Step across support foot.
Pivot turn
Grape Vine
Ron de Jambe
pas de bourré
making a four-step box with your feet - forward, forward, back, back
grape vine
ball change
isolations
4 corners
“beating steps.” a sideways step in which one foot crosses behind or in front of the other.
(a)
a partial weight transfer on the ball of a foot (placed e.g., behind), followed by a step on the other foot.
relevé
jazz square
ball change
chassé
“passed.” one leg passes the standing leg, sliding close to the knee. The leg ends up in a bent position, making a triangle shape.
(a)
“round of the leg” or “circular movements of the leg.” The extended leg with pointed toe remains on the ground to sweep around in a semi-circle.
Ball change
Ron de Jambe
Passé
Plié
with the knee in a bent position, the heel is lifted, and the support is on the ball of the foot.
(a)
"raised, lifted." Rising onto the balls of one or both feet.
(a)
Movements that involve only one part of the body while the other parts remain still, such as the head, shoulders, hands, ribs or hips.
Pointe
forced arch
grape vine
Isolations
The quality or skill of giving an engaging or compelling performance; a stage presence.
(a)
to bend one's foot down so that the top of it and the front of one's leg form a straight line
passé
pointe
plié
pivot turn
"to bend." A smooth and continuous bending of the knees outward with the upper body held upright.
(a)
