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Ballet Year 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does rond de jambe mean?

a)

To bend

b)

To beat

c)

Carriage of the arms

d)

Rounds of the leg

2.

How do we say 'to strike' in ballet terms? (French)

4 lines
3.

True or False? En dehors means outwards

a)

True

b)

False

4.

What is the difference between a tendu and a glisse?

4 lines
5.

What exercise at the barre prepares you for beating steps/jumps in the centre?

a)

Fondu

b)

Frappe

c)

Plie

d)

Grand battement

6.

Which exercise do we normally do first at the barre?

a)

Plie

b)

Tendu

c)

Stretch

d)

Grand battement

7.

What quality of movement should adage be performed with?

a)

Fast and lively

b)

Slow and soft

8.

True or false? You don't need to plie after you jump

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What word in French means to jump?

a)

Jete

b)

Temps lève

c)

Glissade

d)

Saute

10.

True or false? Petit allegro is small and grand allegro is big

a)

True

b)

False

11.

What does contretemps mean in English?

a)

Against time

b)

To hop

c)

Beating steps

d)

To throw

12.

Pas de chat means step of the ...

(a)  

13.

What position is shown in the picture?

a)

Attitude

b)

Grand battement

c)

Arabesque

d)

Penche

14.

A glissade that starts with the left leg at the front and ends with the left leg at the front is what type of glissade?

a)

Devant

b)

Derriere

c)

Over (desous)

d)

Under (Dessus)

15.

What do we do at the very end of class to say thank you?

a)

Reverance

b)

Coda

c)

Allegro

d)

Barre