Name that Genre
A structured type of Ballet with classical music and is graceful and elegant.
What is Traditional Ballet?
Pink, Brown, or Tan colored mesh things to put on your legs. Takes patience too put on.
What are Tights?
Bend of the knee.
What is a Plie?
Having the heels together and the toes turned outwards, creating a "V" shape with the feet.
What is First position?
This language is used in some Ballet words.
What is French?
This genre blends classical ballet technique with elements of modern dance, has floor work in it, and defined movements.
What is Contemporary Ballet?
Something you wear over your tights and you don't have any junk on.
What are Leotards?
A movement in which the dancer's leg is extended to the front, side, or rear with the toe pointed.
What is a Tendu!
This position has one foot is placed in front of the other, with the heel of the front foot touching the arch of the back foot
What is Third position?
What do you call the short, typically multiple layered skirt worn by female ballet dancers?
What is a tutu?
This genre emphasis on storytelling, beauty, and typically performed with a boy and a girl.
What is Romantic Ballet?
Soft shoes that you wear over your tights as you dance.
What are Ballet shoes?
A posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward.
What is a Arabesque?
This position has the feet are turned out, and one foot is placed in front of the other, with the heel of the front foot touching the toe of the back foot.
What is Fifth position
In what country did ballet originate?
What is Italy?
This genre is performed with a block of wood covered in fabric.
What is Pointe?
You wear this over a leotard its not must and it's normally black.
What is a Ballet Skirt?
A jump where a dancer's feet are brought together in the air before landing on both feet in fifth position.
What is a Assemble?
This body position where the dancer faces a front corner of the stage, with the leg nearest the audience extended to the side in second position.
What is a Ecarte Devant?
What dance show was initially a flop?
What is Nutcracker?
This genre is opposite from classical ballet and has no strict scenery.
What is Neo-classical?
You don't have to wear this in a dance class but they are normally used for warm ups.
What are Leg warmers?
A basic jump that involves jumping off both feet and landing back on two feet.
What is a Saute?
This position means "crossed to the front." It's a body position where the dancer faces a corner of the stage, with the leg closer to the audience extended to the front in a tendu.
What is croisé devant?
Who founded ballet?
Who is King Louis XIV of France?