WorksheetsDance Ballet Terms
Total questions: 32
Worksheet time: 16mins
Plié
to bend or bending: bend your knees
to stretch: stretch your ankles
to strike : strike toe against the floor
to rise : raise up on your toes
Relevé
to bend : bend your knees
to stretch : stretch your ankles
to rise or be raised : raise up on your toes
to disengage : move toe from knee
Tendu
means to disengage: one leg comes off the floor with a pointed foot and straight leg to the front, side, or back
means stretched: one leg is stretched away from the body but the tip of the toes are still in contact with the floor
means to throw: a jump where the dancer springs from one foot to land on the other foot. Both legs of the dancer should be extended and straight in the air.
the dancer spins on one foot with with the other foot connected at the knee in passé.
Dégagé
mean to strike: dancer strikes the ball of the foot to the floor and then extends to a pointed toe.
means round of the leg: a circular movement of the leg.
means to the back: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means to disengage: one leg comes off the floor with a pointed foot and straight leg to the front, side, or back
Rond de jambe
means round of the leg: a circular movement of the leg.
means to the front: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
mean escape: dancer slides both feet out from a closed position.
means to the side without traveling: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
Échappé
means passed: one leg is bent like a triangle and connected to the other leg at the knee
means beating steps: a walking or running step performed in relevé or on the toes
mean escape: dancer slides both feet out from a closed position.
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plié
Port de bras
Rasied
Movement of the arms
to whirl about
round the leg
Frappé
means to the front: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
mean to strike: dancer strikes the ball of the foot to the floor and then extends to a pointed toe.
means to the side without traveling: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
Devant
means to the front: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
to stretch
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plié.
means to envelope: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it inward (opposite of développé).
A la seconde
to bend
means to the back: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means to the side without traveling: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
to stretch
Derrière
means outward ; a movement to show direction
means to the side ; without traveling
means inward ; a movement to show direction
means to the back; a term attached to another movement to show direction
En Dedans
means to the front: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means inward: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means outward: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means to the back: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
En Dehors
means inward: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means to the side: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means diagonal: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
means outward: a term attached to another movement to show direction.
En l’air
means a movement should be performed in the air: a directional term.
means to throw: a jump where the dancer springs from one foot to land on the other foot. Both legs of the dancer should be extended and straight in the air.
means a movement should be performed on the ground : a directional term.
means passed: one leg is bent like a triangle and connected to the other leg at the knee.
Jeté
means to throw: a jump where the dancer springs from one foot to land on the other foot. Both legs of the dancer should be extended and straight in the air.
means passed: one leg is bent like a triangle and connected to the other leg at the knee.
means the same thing in English as in French: the dancer spins on one foot with with the other foot connected at the knee in passé.
Pirouette
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plié.
means to envelope: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it inward (opposite of développé).
means the same thing in English as in French: the dancer spins on one foot with with the other foot connected at the knee in passé.
Passé
means beating steps: a walking or running step performed in relevé or on the toes.
means to develop: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it outward (opposite of envelopé).
means passed: one leg is bent like a triangle and connected to the other leg at the knee.
To glide
Développé
to bend at the knee
means to envelope: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it inward (opposite of développé).
means to develop: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it outward (opposite of enveloppé).
to stretch the ankles
Enveloppe
means to envelope: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it inward (opposite of développé).
beating steps
the outside direction verb
means to develop: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it outward (opposite of enveloppé).
Tombé
Fall and Recovery
means to glide: this is a traveling step where the dancer pliés in 5th position and then glides or slides one foot out to dégagé side.'
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plie.
Pas de Bourrée
means beating steps: a walking or running step performed in relevé or on the toes.
means passed: one leg is bent like a triangle and connected to the other leg at the knee.
means step of the cat; a jump that moves through passé on one leg to passé on the other leg.
Glissade
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plie.
means to develop: the dancer brings the leg up and extends it outward (opposite of enveloppé).
means to glide: this is a traveling step where the dancer pliés in 5th position and then glides or slides one foot out to dégagé side.'
means to growl at lizzie quinn: this is a traveling step where the dancer pliés in 5th position and then glides or slides one foot out to dégagé side.'
Pas de Chat
means falling down; also can mean grave or tomb: the dancer falls from leg to another, landing with all of their weight on one foot while bending the knee in plie.
means carrige of the arms; movement of the arms to stretch and warm up.
means step of the cat; a jump that moves through passé on one leg to passé on the other leg.
means beating steps: a walking or running step performed in relevé or on the toes.
