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Ballet Definitions
These are the ballet translations for 9th Block UNIQUE dance clas.
Question | Answer |
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5 positions of the feet and arms | (learn from picture) |
Barre | A sturdy horizontal handrail, approximately waist height, used during ballet warm-up exercises and training |
Barre Exercises | Barre exercise are the first section of a ballet class |
Demi | Half |
En Pointe | On the tips of the toes |
Relevé | To rise |
Tendu | To stretch or pull |
Cambré | Arched (bend at the waist- front, side or back) |
Plié Demi or Grand | Bend (of the knees) Half or Big |
Arabesque | Arabic |
Degagé | To disengage |
En croix | In the shape of a cross |
Port de bras | Carriage of the arms |
Bras Bas | Low arms |
Fondu | To melt or melted |
Center Work | Ballet center exercises, or center work, is the second portion of the class that takes place away from the barre. |
Pas de bourrée | step of bourrée Bourrée was a courtly dance of the middle ages (Baroque) |
Pas de chat | Step of the cat |
Glissade | to glide |
Assemblé | to assemble |
Soutenu | sustained |
Passé | passed |
Sauté | to jump |
Changement | to change |
Rond de jambe | Circular movement of the leg |
Pirouette | to whirl or spin |
Fouetté | whipped |
Across the Floor | Across the Floor is the third section of a ballet class. These skills travel from one point in the room to another. |
Chassé | to chase |
Grand jeté | big throw |
Chainé | chain or link |
Grand Battement | big beating |
Tour jeté | thrown turn |
Tombé | to fall |
Bourrée (en couru) | Bourrée in a run Quick, even movements, often en pointe, giving the appearance of gliding |
Piqué | Pricked |