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Ballet Vocab Review

Total questions: 32

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Plié means

a)

to rise

b)

to squat

c)

to leap

d)

to bend

2.

Tendu means

a)

to stretch

b)

to lower

c)

to rise

d)

to circle

3.

Relevé means

a)

to lower

b)

to travel

c)

to rise

d)

to elevate

4.

Grand Plié means

a)

small beng

b)

big bend

c)

to rise

d)

to pass

5.

Demi Plié means

a)

small bend

b)

to squat

c)

to dip

d)

to lean

6.

True/False: Arabesque is a position used in Ballet and does not have an English translation.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Chassé means

a)

to close

b)

to chase

c)

to turn

d)

to open

8.

Video yourself doing tendu's from center floor

4 lines
9.

Battement means to_____:

a)

To Bat

b)

Beating

c)

Large Beat

d)

Beets

10.

Reorder the following to make the combination.

a)

Battement

b)

Tendu

c)

Double

d)

en

e)

Croix

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
11.

Releve Means to ______.

a)

Rise

b)

Fly

c)

go up

d)

hover

12.

Saute means_____.

a)

Jumping

b)

Springing

c)

jumping over

d)

bouncing

13.

Glissade means ____.

a)

To glide

b)

To grade

c)

To glance

d)

To Slide

14.

Pas De Chat means_____.

a)

The step of the dog

b)

the step of the cat

c)

The step of the Frog

d)

The step of the Fish

15.

Video yourself doing the 5 arm positions in ballet

4 lines
16.

En croix indicates that an exercise should be executed to_______.

a)

To the side, back, side and front

b)

The front, back and side

c)

The back, side, front and side

d)

The front, side, back, and side

17.

Identify and define the following movement

a)

Developpé- to unfold

b)

Enveloppé- to fold

c)

Grand Battement- Large beating movement

d)

Grand Jeté- large throwing step

18.

Video yourself completing our ballet combo to the right. Tombe pas burrue etc.

4 lines
19.

The following is a picture of What ballet movement

a)

Pirouette

b)

Passé

c)

Plié

d)

Port de Bra

20.

True or False: This is 5th position

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Video yourself completing our ballet combo to the left

4 lines
22.

Identify the following arm position

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

23.

Identify the arm position

a)

1st

b)

2nd

c)

3rd

d)

4th

24.

Identify the following foot position

a)

3rd

b)

1st

c)

4th

d)

5th

25.

Identify the following foot position

a)

2nd

b)

3rd

c)

4th

d)

5th

26.

To extend and stretch the leg maintaining contact with the floor is called a...

a)

Tendu

b)

plie

c)

degage

d)

battement

27.

A leap is also called a ...

a)

Saute

b)

Jete

c)

Sus-sous

d)

Pas De Bourree

28.

Pirouettes are...

a)

Jumps

b)

Runs

c)

Turns

d)

Stretching

29.

A degage means to....

a)

stay connected to the floor

b)

come off the floor with the working leg

c)

to circle the leg

d)

to turn on one leg

30.

Video yourself explaining the 5 positions of the feet in ballet.

4 lines
31.

What arm position is this?

a)

First Position

b)

Second Position

c)

Third Position

d)

Fourth Position

32.

What is the definition of "Ball-Change"?

a)

to shift your weight from on foot to another

b)

to change a ball

c)

To move closer upstage

d)

To move down stage