Technique & Terminologies
Name That Ballet!
A Dancer’s Life!
Ballet Around the World
Behind the Curtain
(Ballet roles, music, and backstage trivia)
100

The basic position where heels touch and toes point outward.

What is first position?

100

A girl, a prince, and a glass slipper 

What is Cinderella?

100
Jete
What is to jump
100
Adagio
What is slow movement.
100

Who is the person responsible for choreographing a ballet?

What is a choreographer.

200

This term means "to bend" and is often done at the barre.

What is plié?

200

A swan, a lake, and was written by Tchaikovsky.

What is Swan Lake?

200
Brise
What is to break.
200
Petite Battement
What is little beat.
300

This word means "to rise" onto the toes or pointe.

What is relevé?

300

A young girl goes on a magical journey in her sleep and has a dream of visiting several magical kingdoms, on Christmas Day.

What is the Nutcracker?

300
Pas de Chat
What is step of the cat.
300
Penche
What is tilting.
300

What is the term for the male lead dancer?

What is a danseur?

400

This term for "beaten" describes steps with rapid leg beats.

What is battu?

400
Fouette
What is to whip.
400
Echappe
What is to escape
400
Promenade
What is to walk.
400
Allegro
What is fast movements.
500

A movement where the working leg is thrown into the air and the dancer lands on the same leg.

What is a grand jeté?

500
Spotting
What is the technique dancers use to keep them from getting dizzy in their turns.
500
Entrechat
What is interweaving or braiding
500
Port de bras
What is carriage of the arms.
500
turn-out
What is the ability of a dancer to turn out ones legs and feet to a 90-degree angle.
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