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WorksheetsBallet Vocabulary Review
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 24mins
A releve is...
To rise; begins with a plie
A bending of the legs
To rise; does not begin with a plie
To jump
Which term means "to glide"?
Degage
Passe
Attitude
Glissade
To pass through; lift the foot to knee level
(a)
A jump from 5th position, changing feet in the air.
Chasse
Coupe
Changement
Cambre
Which term means 'a chasing movement of the feet'?
Chasse
Tombe
Glissade
Changement
How do you pronounce saute?
sew-tay
so-tay
saw-tay
Saute means to...
Jump
Bend the knees
Arch the body
Chained-linked turns
(a)
Draw a dancer standing in 1st position arms + feet.
En criox is...
The leg in a kick to make a cross
Extending the leg in a cross position
Front, side, back, side making the shape of a cross
Front, side, back making the shape of a cross.
To stretch to a point
Degage
Battlement
Tendu
Arabesque
To rise to the balls of your feet without bending your knees
(a)
Dance Posture; Head centered on spine, shoulders down, abdominals engaged, pelvis centered under shoulders, knees stretched, all toes on floor.
True
False
What term means 'when the body is arched or bent at the waist and stretching back, forward, or sideways'.
Tombe
Cambre
Coupe
Passe
What position of the foot has the heel connected to the arch of the other foot?
(a)
Port de bra is...
Moving forward
Supporting with the back
Carriage of the arms
Placement of the head and torso
A plie is...
A quick rise to the ball of the feet; demi or grande
A bending movement of the knees; demi or grande
The foot at the knee; demi or grande
Draw a dancer in an Arabesque pose.
Which term means 'circular movement of the leg'?
Rond de jambe
Battlement
A la seconde
Pirouette
A balance is...
Step side, back, side, front
A turn on one foot
A rocking step
Standing on one leg
When the foot passes through tendu position and brushed slightly off the floor is called...
Grand battlement
Developpe
Petite battlement
Degage
A large beating movement of the leg; kick
Grand Battement
Grand Jete
Developpe
Degage
A throwing leap
Developpe
Grand Jete
A releve turn on one foot
(a)
Chasse means to (a)
When the foot is at the ankle... means to cut.
Cambre
Coupe
Changement
A jump from 5th position, changing feet in the air is called...
(a)
What arm and foot position is this dancer in?
(a)
What arm and foot position is this dancer in?
(a)
