WorksheetsBallet Basics Vocabulary
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 50mins
Tendu means
to stretch
to lower
to rise
to circle
Degagé means
to lengthen
to strike
to disengage
to bend
Relevé means
to lower
to travel
to rise
to elevate
True or False: When you do a tendu, ron de jamb, or degage your knee should bend.
True
False
What bends in a plie
Nose, knees, toes
Torso, arms, knees
Hips, knees, and ankles
Head, shoulder, knees
En Croix means
In the pattern of a heart
In the pattern of a cross or x
In the pattern of a box
In the pattern of a circle
Ron de jamb means
Circling of the arm
Circling of the head
Circling of the hips
Circling of the leg
When you do a movement en croix you are going in what set of directions.
Back, side, front, side
Side-to-side
Front, side, back, side
Forward and backward
Plié mean
to rise
to squat
to leap
to bend
Our combination breaks down this basic order of Ballet moves
Leg swings, tendu, degage, plie, releve, and ron de jamb
Plie, releve, tendu, degage, ron de jamb, and leg swings
Jump, turn, walk, run, sneak
Releve, tendu, jump, jive, and wail
