Ballet Vocabulary
History of Dance
Jazz Vocabulary
Songs we danced to
Things Mrs Boyer says
100

There are ____ Positions in Ballet (show or describe)

There are FIVE positions in Ballet. 

100

Where did Ballet originate?

 15th century Italian Renaissance

100

True or False. A Pas de bourree can be found in both Ballet and Jazz. 

TRUE!

100

Name the song we did our Contemporary dance to. 

Olivia Rodrigo- Traitor 

100

When Mrs. Boyer needs you to do what you're supposed to do she may say....

Get your life together.

What are you supposed to be doing?

200

Describe the difference in a demi and grand plie

Demi=small bend

Grand= big bend, heels come off the floor 

200

Who is considered to be the father of Jazz

Bob Fosse 

200

Describe what it is to be standing with a hinge 

Answers vary 

200

Name the song(s) we performed Flash Mob 

Jump Around (House of Pain) & Jump (Kris Kross)

200

When Mrs. Boyer wants you to point your toes. 

Point from the ankle!

POINT YOUR TOES!!

Think about what your feet are doing. 

300

Describe an arabesque 

Answers vary 

300

Name three sub genres of Jazz dance

Broadway/Musical

Traditional/Classical 

Commercial 

Street 

Latin

Afro Jazz

300

How does a Jazz pirouette differ from a Ballet pirouette

Parallel and not turned out

300

Name the song that your class danced to in Winter Show.

Answers will vary 

300

When Mrs. Boyer needs you to sit in your spot. 

Put your bottom on your spot

Get off the wall

ten...nine...eight....


400

Describe how to execute a tendu 

Foot stretches across the floor to a point while the knee remains straight. 

400

Hip Hop was originally inspired by.... 

the movements of African dancing, and flourished as a new style of dance performed on the street for the people. Hip-hop incorporates aspects of modern dance, tap, and swing, integrating music and complex movements to form artistry.

400

True or false. Isolations are a part of Jazz dance and was very popular in Bob Fosse style. 

True. 

400

Name the song from the Jazz unit 

Play- Purple disco machine remix

400

When Mrs. Boyer is trying to teach and people keep talking 

It's my turn

I'll wait

Are you ready?

Did you hear me?

HELLO!!

500

Describe how to execute a degage 

Working leg disengages from the floor 

500

True or False

Men danced in Ballet before women 

500

What is the movement called where the dancer makes a box shape on the floor 

Jazz Square 

500

Name the song from the Lyrical unit 

Read all about it

500

When Mrs. Boyer is trying to hype you up...

Let's goooooo!

Come on! More energy!! 

No sloppy arms!!

GET IT!!

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