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Dance Vocab

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does plié mean?

a)

To stretch

b)

To bend

c)

To toss

d)

To disengage

2.

To stretch is a...

a)

plié

b)

tendu

c)

rond de jambe

d)

dégagé

3.

Rond de jambe means...

a)

to bend

b)

beating

c)

to strike

d)

round the leg

4.

What does dégagé translate to in English?

a)

to toss

b)

to disengage

c)

to strike

d)

around the leg

5.

What is the ballet word for "to strike"?

a)

Frappé

b)

Plié

c)

Battement

d)

Tendu

6.

"Beating" is the English word for...

a)

Rond de jambe

b)

Battement

c)

Dégagé

d)

Sauté

7.

What is appropriate attire for ballet class? (select all the apply)

a)

Ballet Shoes

b)

Leotard

c)

Tights

d)

shorts

8.

What do you hold on to in the beginning of ballet class?

a)

Wall

b)

Barre

c)

Theraband

d)

Chair

9.

What position is this?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

5th

10.

What position is this?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

11.

What position is this?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

5th

12.

What position is this?

a)

3rd

b)

2nd

c)

4th

d)

5th

13.

What position is this?

a)

4th

b)

5th

c)

Parallel

d)

1st

14.

What position are the feet usually in during modern class?

a)

1st

b)

Natural

c)

Parallel

d)

Turned out

15.

Moving only one part of the body at a time is called...

a)

sharp

b)

isolation

c)

dynamic stretch

d)

plié

16.

A pirouette is a...

a)

jump

b)

roll down

c)

balance

d)

turn in a passé position

17.

A triplet has how many steps?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

5

d)

3

18.

Balancing on the balls of our feet is called...

a)

Balance

b)

Relevé

c)

Dégagé

d)

Stretch

19.

A contraction makes what shape?

a)

a "c" shape

b)

a flatback position

c)

and angular position

d)

a sternum lift

20.

In a flatback your spine/torso should be ________ to the floor

a)

lifted away

b)

parallel

c)

angled down

d)

curved

21.

Where does a roll down initiate (begin) from?

a)

back

b)

ear

c)

neck

d)

top of the head

22.

What position are these arms in?

a)

down

b)

en bas

c)

first

d)

fifth

23.

What is the position of these arms called?

a)

En bas

b)

Second

c)

First

d)

Fifth

24.

What is the position of these arms called?

a)

1st

b)

en bas

c)

5th

d)

Second

25.

What position are these arms in?

a)

Fifth

b)

Second

c)

First

d)

En bas

26.

What position is this?

a)

Relevé

b)

1st

c)

Parallel

d)

Passé

27.

What position is this dancer in?

a)

Flatback

b)

Plié

c)

Leg Swing

d)

Dropswing

28.

What is the sequence (order) of a dropswing? (select all that apply)

a)

Lead with top to head and core to bounce into a contraction

b)

Bounce to come to standing

c)

Bounce into a sternum arch

d)

Bounce to come to standing