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WorksheetsBallet 5 Reviewer
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
A rotation or spin - a complete turn of the body on one foot, on point or demi-point.
Danseur
Degage
Pirouette
Plie
Is a classical ballet term meaning "sinking down" - it describes both the movement and the quality of a dancer where they are doing a plie on a single leg.
Battement Tendu
Rond de Jambe
Adagio
Fondu
A classical ballet term which means " large battement"
Battement Tendu
Grand Battement
Pirouette
Degage
Is when a dancer is basically bending at the knees. They act as a sort of springboard for all jumps and are important key for turns.
Plie
Fondu
Pirouette
Rond de jambe
A female dancer in a ballet company.
Danseur
Adagio
Ballerina
Ballet
Is a classical ballet term meaning "round of the leg" or "circular movements of the leg"
Fondu
Rond de jambe
Degage
Plie
A movement wherein one leg is extended until the point of the stretched foot barely touches the ground.
Grand Battement
Pirouette
Battement Tendu
Adagio
Is when a dancer moves their leg off the floor from a position with a pointed foot and straight leg to the front, side or back.
Degage
Fondu
Plie
Danseur
A male dancer in a ballet company.
Ballerina
Fondu
Plie
Danseur
A succession of slow, soft, lyrical and continuous movements. It creates the illusion that the positions flow from one into another.
Pirouette
Adagio
Plie
Fondu
