7 movements of dance
Plier
What is to bend?
Complete absence of light
What is a blackout?
It means to escape.
What is echappe?
This dance shoe is handmade.
What is a pointe shoe?
Based on both traditional vocabulary and technique, this style of ballet is one of the early styles which reached its peak in the 19th century in France and Russia. Its main characteristics are how orchestrated and story-driven the ballets are, with both fantastical costumes and sets. Pointe work, symmetry in dancers, and graceful expressions are emphasised.
What is classical ballet?
Etendre
What is to stretch?
Another term for “Good Luck”
What is break a leg?
It means step of the horse.
What is pas de cheval?
Ballet started in this country.
What is Italy?
Taking inspiration from classical ballet elements and adding modern techniques of jazz and other dance forms, this style of ballet focuses more on athleticism and bigger and swifter tempos. It adds acting and complex plots to dance, with a lot of floor work and turn-in of the legs.
What is contemporary ballet?
Relever
What is to rise?
The members of a Company
What is a cast?
It means to assemble.
What is assemble?
The largest group of dancers in a ballet company.
What is corps de ballet?
This style of ballet evolved from classical ballet, distinguishing itself for typically being abstract. It focuses on athleticism and strong moves with a touch of risqué in physicality.
What is neoclassical ballet?
Sauter
What is to jump?
A curved plain cloth filling the rear of the stage.
What is a cyclorama or Cyc?
It means inside.
What is endedans?
It means “dance” in Latin.
What is the term “Ballet?”
Drama, emotion, and a strong storytelling are behind this style of ballet. Emerging in the 19th century, the style was marked by the development of pointe work, long and flowy tutus to signify softness, female dancers’ predominance, and a delicate aura. This style is based on the perceived conflicts between both good and evil, beauty and ugliness, fantasy and spirit and flesh realism.
What is romantic ballet?
Tourner
What is to turn?
The audience or auditorium
It is a brisk elevated movement.
What is allegro?
This substance helps a pointe dancer to not slip while dancing.
What is rosin?
This Italian Style of ballet dates back to the early 20th century, and is internationally renowned due to the resilience of the understanding of anatomy in relation to classical ballet. It instils the important elements of the performance of ballet into its students to remove reliance on imitation. In this method, all parts of the body work and move together for the creation of graceful and beautiful lines,
What is Cecchetti Ballet?
Glisser
What is to glide?
The command given to technical departments to carry out a particular operation.
What is a cue?
It means whipped.
What is fouetté?
They physical ability to perform steps accurately.
What is technique?
This American Style of ballet leans towards the neoclassical style. It tends to focus on the dance itself and not on a story plot. Developed in the New York City Ballet school, this method draws inspiration from Russian ballet. Dancers of this method often have flexed hands, and sometimes flexed feet, which are positioned in off-balance positions.
What is the Balanchine method?
Elancer
What is to dart?
The notification of a working session.
What is a call?
It means leaning or inclining.
What is penche?
She was the first Ballerina of color to make principle dancer with the American Ballet Theater.
Who is Misty Copeland?
This Russian Style of ballet was created by a Russian ballet dancer in the 20th century. This method is internationally recognised, marked by the fusion of the soulful passion of Russian ballet, the classical French style, the athleticism of the Italian method, and elements of the Romantic era.
What is Vaganova ballet?