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WorksheetsDance Vocabulary quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
A stationary turn done on one leg.
Chasse
Tendu
En Croix
Pirouette
to Chase
Port de bra
Chasse
Chaine
Attitude
the act of movement of the upper body and arms
Port de bra
3rd Position
Degage
Rond de jambe
Heels together with the toes pointed outwards.
3rd Position
1st Position
2nd Position
5th Position
Similar to 1st position but your feet are apart.
3rd Position
4th Position
2nd Position
1st position
The heel of one foot is in the arch of the opposite foot.
1st Position
2nd Position
5th Position
3rd Position
one foot rests about 12 inches in advance of the other, both are turned out, and the weight is divided between them
4th Position
3rd Position
5th Position
1st Position
The heel of one foot is placed next to the toe of the opposite foot.
1st Position
5th Position
4th Position
2nd Position
1/2 bend of the knees
Eleve
Demi-Plie
Releve
Grand Plie
Full bend of the knees.
Degage
Grand Plie
Tendu
Demi-plie
To disengage or release, brush the foot against the floor and release to a point a few inches off the floor.
Grand Plie
Releve
Degage
Demi- Plie
bent or become bent
1st Position
Eleve
Pointed
Flex
To Rise, starts with a plie
Point
Eleve
Releve
Pointe
Round circular motion of the leg.
Rond de Jambe en l'air
Developpe
Rond de Jambe
Grand Battement
throwing the working leg into the air from the hip and brings it back down to a position
Grand Battement
2nd Position
Degage
Developpe
Passing through
3rd Position
Developpe
Passe
Tendu
Port de bras
Rasied
Movement of the arms
to whirl about
round the leg
Tendu
to stretch
beating movement
to bend at the knees
to disengage
rond de jambe
to whirl about
big throw
movement of the arms
round of the leg
Degage
to stretch
round the leg
to disengage
small bend at the knees
plie
small bend at the knees
to bend at the knees
rasied
big throw
demi plie
big bend of the knees
big throw
to whirl around
small bend at the knees
What are the elements of dance?
Space, Reality, Power, Mind, Time, and Soul
Body, Action, Space, Time, Energy
Ballet, Modern, Contemporary, and Jazz
Force, Extension, Flexion, Flexibility
Which of the following is a kick that makes an arc in front of the body?
hitch kick
stag kick
little kick
fan kick
A grapevine is a locomotor movement?
True
False
A forward step followed by the body turning in a different direction is a:
grapevine
pivot
kick ball change
direction
How would you describe a transfer of weight from one foot to the next?
Ball change
Plie
Tendu
Hopping
