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Ballet/Jazz Vocabulary

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does "plié" mean?

a)

to bend

b)

to straighten

c)

to brush

d)

to pile

2.

Chassé means to chase

a)

True

b)

False

3.
A turn, performed in releve with the other leg in passe
a)
Chasse
b)
Pirouette
c)
Pivot turn
d)
Jete
4.

Passé means

a)

to pass

b)

to cross

c)

to stretch

d)

to lower

5.

What is this position?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

e)

5th

6.

What is this position?

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

e)

5th

7.
There are ____ basic positions in ballet.
a)
six
b)
two
c)
five
d)
four
8.

Which term means "circle of the leg"

a)

rond de chat

b)

rond de jambe

c)

pas de chat

d)

pas de jambe

9.

Who is known for establishing the first official ballet school?

a)

Catherine De Medici

b)

King Louis the XIV

c)

George Balanchine

d)

Marius Petipa

10.
In what language are most ballet terms in?
a)
Spanish
b)
French
c)
German
d)
Latin
11.

Who is known for choreographing "The Nutcracker"

a)

George Balanchine

b)

Marius Petipa

c)

Maria Taglioni

d)

Peter Tchaikovsky

12.

In what position are these dancer's arms placed?

a)

4th position

b)

2nd position

c)

1st position

d)

3rd position

13.
Derriere means what?
a)
Back
b)
Side
c)
Front
d)
Across the body
14.

What step is this dancer doing?

a)

Tendu derriere

b)

rond de jambe

c)

degagé devant

d)

demi plie

15.

From what era was this costume first introduced?

a)

Classical Ballet Era

b)

Neoclassical Ballet Era

c)

Contemporary Ballet Era

d)

Romantic Ballet Era

16.

What position is this dancer's foot in?

a)

Sur la coup de pied

b)

Coup de pied devant

c)

Coup de pied dèrriere

d)

Coup de pied a la second

17.

Which is the correct order of these exercises?

a)

plié, degagé, tendu, rond de jambe

b)

degagé, plié, rond de jambe, tendu

c)

rond de jambe, tendu, degagé, plié

d)

plié, tendu, degagé, rond de jambe

18.

Who popularized ballet in the United States and choreographed this famous neoclassical ballet piece?

a)

Lincoln Kirsten

b)

Marius Petipa

c)

George Balanchine

d)

Maria Taglioni

19.

A ballet passé is __________ and a jazz passé is ____________.

a)

turned out, turned out

b)

turned in, turned out

c)

turned out, turned in

d)

turned in, turned in

20.

Where did ballet originate?

a)

France

b)

England

c)

Italy

d)

Russia