Ballet Terminology: Dance 1

Contemporary ballet blends what two styles of dance?

Releve means to ____________.

What ballet position (feet) does Crammy hate/not acknowledge?

When executing a pirouette the foot is at the ___________ or higher.

En croix means __________.

3 processes in dance are dancing, eating, and dance appreciation

Jete means to __________ the foot off the ground in a pointed position.

The working leg is the leg that ___________.

All of dance processes contribute to dance ______

Saute means to _________.

Dance is

Which foot position is this?

Categories of dance are called

Grand battement means to _________ the leg with a large movement.

3 processes in dance are dancing, dance making, and dance appreciation

Concert dance is

Creative movement is

What is this arm position?

Dance is popular as a social, recreational, cultural, artistic, and/or personal expression.

Pirouette means to ____________.

Which hand position is this?

Spotting is the technique of using your head and _____ to focus on 1 spot while turning

Changement means to ________________ in the air

Passe means to _________.

Artistic literacy is being able to

Which foot position is this?

Recreational dance

Which hand position is this?

Demi plie is a half bend at the knees

What are three schools of ballet?

Chaine means ________________.

Which foot position is this?

Dance fitness is

The supporting leg is the one that ___________.

The core area of a dancer's body is the _________.

In what ways do dancers show professionalism on stage?

Pas de bourree is a 3 step (2 count) combination of

How many ballets were produced during Louis XIV’s reign?

Tendu means to __________ the foot to a pointed position on the floor.

Chasse means to _____________.

Sickling refers to the term that describes an incorrectly placed or pointed (inverted) ________

Turn out comes from the

A grand plie is a full bend at the knees