Ballet History
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Ballet Dancers
8 Body Positions
Across The Floor
100

Ballet Theatre in Charlotte 

What is Charlotte Ballet?

100
Inwards

What does En dehors mean?

100

The JUMP Ballet Teacher 

What is Katy Spreadbury

100

Standing at an oblique angle to the audience (facing a corner), such as that part of the body is hidden. The leg further from the audience becomes the working leg and is extended in fourth position, pointing on tendú to the front. The arms are placed in (open) fourth position such that the lower arm is on the same side as the extended leg.

What is Effacé Devant?

100

To Glide 

What is Glissade?

200

When Was Ballet Created?

What is 15th Century?
200

 A Seesaw like movement

What is Balancoire?

200

Works at our studio and dances at Charlotte Ballet

What is Ms. Ameila?

200

Facing the audience, the working leg is extended to second position, pointing on tendú to the side, with the arms in second position (open) and the head facing the audience. It is also referred as à la seconde en face.

What is à la Seconde?

200

To assemble

What is Assemble?

300

Who Created The Nutcracker Ballet?

What is Pyotr Tchaikovsky?

300

Small beating steps

What is Pas De Bouree?

300

World of Dance Asian Ballet Dancer Season 3

What is Kayla Mak?

300

Standing at an oblique angle to the audience (facing a corner), the leg nearer to the audience is the working leg and is extended in fourth position, pointing on tendú (=stretched) to the front. The arms are placed in (open) fourth position, such that the lower arm is on the same side as the extended leg.

What is Croisé Devant?

300

Waltz Step

What is Pas De Valse?

400

The First Ballet Theatre

What is Pittsburg Ballet Theatre?

400

A Ballet Enthusiast

What is Balletomane?

400

First Black Ballet dancer with American Ballet Theater

What is Misty Copeland/

400

Standing at an oblique angle to the audience, the dancer stands in arabesque facing one of the corners (the working leg is the one closest to the audience and is extended to the back in fourth position). The arm closest to the audience is extended forward, and the head is inclined and turned towards the audience.

What is Epaulé?

400

Jump of the cat

What is Saut De Chat?

500

Who Created Ballet 

What is King Louis XIV?

500

Broken or Breaking 

What is Brise?

500

Soviet Ballet dancer 

What is Rudolf Nureyev?

500

Facing any corner, the leg nearer to the audience becomes the working leg and is extended in second position, pointing on tendú to the side. The arms are in (open) fourth position so the highest arm is on the same side as the extended leg. The head is raised slighlty and turned toward the raised arm, so the eyes look into the hand.

What is Ecarté?

500

Interweaving or Braiding 

What is Enterchet Quatre?

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