Ballet Pioneers
This ballerina was the first to make gravity-defying pointe work popular?
Who is Marie Taglioni
The innovation of what item in 1820, brought the next big shift in ballet?
Pointe Shoes
The position of the feet where heels are together and toes are turned out to the corners. Arms are down and rounded by the outside of the leg.
First Position
To Bend
Plie
Degage
To disengage
Who founded the Royal Academy of Dancing in 1661 & is known as the sun king?
Who is King Louis XIV
Lavish entertainments given in the courts of Renaissance Italy and France were known as?
Court Ballets
What is the position where the front heel is in front of the back toe, but separated from each other and arms are opposite of the leg.
Fourth Position
To rise
Releve
In back or behind
Derriere
Who codified the five standard positions of the feet?
Pierre Beauchamps
Female dancers in the ballet world are known as?
Ballerinas
What is the position where the heels are separated from each other about a little more than hip width apart and the arms are open to the side.
Second Position
En Croix
In the shape of a cross
Round of the leg, a circular movement of the leg
Rond de Jambe
Who was responsible for bringing ballet over to America and founded the New York City Ballet Company?
Who is George Balanchine
Who is known for the signature role "Dying Swan"?
Anna Pavlova
What is the position where the front heel is touching at the in-step of the back foot and toes are turned out. Arms are opposite of the leg, one shoulder level and one is down and rounded in front.
Third Position
Chasse
To chase
Rocking step
Balance
This dancer is considered the greatest male dancer of all time?
Mikhail Baryshnikov
What year did the all-male situation change and the female dancers were incorporated into the ballet dances?
1681
What is the position where the front foot heel is touching the back foot toe and the legs are crossed and squeezing. The arms can either be rounded and in front, rounded at the center or rounded above the head.
Fifth Position
A term given to the movement of the head and focusing of the eyes while performing any turn.
Spotting
Pas de Bourree
Movement that is performed back-side-front