Vocabulary
Demi
Half
Sauté
To spring
Petit
Small
Grand
Large
True or False: Ballet shoes are made out of wood.
False!
Fondu
To melt (a melting action)
Relevé
To rise with a small rising action starting with a plie (bent knees)
Pirouette
To turn
Posé
To step (onto a straight leg)
True or False: Most professional ballet dancers call themselves ballerinas.
False!
Plié
To bend (usually the knees)
Port de bras
Carriage of the arms (a controlled movement of the arms)
Jeté
To throw
Derriére
To the back
What is the bottom of a ballet shoe called?
A box or block
Tendu
To stretch (an extending action of the leg)
Devant
To the front
Passé
To pass
Frappé
To strike (like lighting a match on the floor)
What is your professor's name?
Dr. Wolnisty
Retiré
To draw up (the supporting leg)
Arabesque
A position on one leg with the other behind (up to 90 degrees)
Rond de jambe
Round of the leg (circle the leg to either 90 or 180 degrees)
Coupé
To cut
What is the name of one of your classmates?
There are several correct answers here.