Ballet Barre
What does plié mean?
To bend
What does changement mean?
to change
What is a move that requires to shake hands while fingers are spread?
Jazz hands
What does it mean to dance Full Out?
Dancing with 100% of your energy and performance
What do you call a dance class room?
A Dance Studio
What does tendu mean?
To stretch
What is Chassé?
Chasing one foot with the other
What is a Shimmy?
Fast shoulder moves
What does Cypher mean in Hip Hop?
A group of dancers in a circle and take turns dancing in the center. It could also be referred to as a freestyle circle
What is the professional dance floor material we use to protect dancers?
Marley
What does dégagé mean?
Disengage
What is Glissade?
A traveling step that creates the illusion of gliding
What is a Ball Change?
A dance move that consists of two steps: a partial weight transfer on the ball of a foot
What is Musicality?
In dance, the matching of movement to the rhythm, sounds, and mood of the music.
What is the most important technique while turning?
Spotting
What does Ronde de jambe mean?
The gesture leg is circled from front to back or back to front
What does Pas de bourreé mean?
A basic linking step which permits a change from one fifth position to another
How do we call the rotation of the torso around the pelvis?
Spiral
What does a Window mean in dance ?
Is the space within which a person can see their reflection in the mirror
What is Pas de chat?
Step of the cat
What is a Grand battement?
A large, swift leg “kick” with the knee extended and foot pointed. Performed to the front, side, or back
What does Piqué mean?
“Pricked”. A step in which the body moves sharply onto the pointe or demi-pointe of the opposite foot
What is a Flat back?
Position in which the legs are in parallel, the back is kept flat, parallel to the floor, with the torso hinged at the hips
What is an Arabesque?
The gesture leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at 90° or higher, which requires hip and spine hyperextension, knee extension
How do you spell a controlled turn on one leg in relevé?
Piroutté