Ballet Positions
The number of basic positions found in ballet
What is 6 positions?
Half, partial
What is demi?
Petit
A classic Christmas ballet where a young girl is transported to a land of sweets
What is the Nutcracker?
A dance between two people
What is a pas de deux?
Passed position
What is passé?
To melt
What is fondu?
Tendu
What is to stretch?
A classic ballet in which a young maiden is cursed to turn into a swan
What is Swan Lake?
The language in which ballet terminology is based
What is French?
Retired position
What is retiré?
To beat, beated step
Sauté
What is to jump?
A ballet where a young maiden attends a ball through magic means
What is Cinderella?
Where ballet originated
What is Italy?
The difference between relevé and elevé
What is a plié before extending the knees and ankles?
What is en l’air?
Coupé
A ballet where a maiden with a weak heart dances until her demise
What is Giselle?
The name of the two main female dancers in Swan Lake
Who are Odette and Odile?
The designated “starting position” in ballet
What is en bas?
In the shape of a cross
What is en croix?
Temps lié
What is bound time, linked time?
A ballet in which a maiden dresses up as a doll to win her husband‘s favor
What is Coppelia?
The ballet that introduced dancing en pointe
What is La Sylphide?