Ballet Positions
Literal Definitions
Ballet Dancers
Video Questions
History
100
A pose on one leg with the other lifted in back, the knee bent at an angle of ninety degrees and turned out so that the knee is higher than the foot. The arm on the side of the raised leg is held over the held in a curved position while the other arm is extended to the side
Attitude
100
"Shouldering"
Epaulement
100
First African American female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre (ABT).
Misty Copeland
100
What is this step called?:
Bourree
100
During what period of Italian history was ballet created?
Renaissance
200
What position is this?:
Second arabesque
200
"On the neck of the foot"
Cou de Pied
200
Father of American ballet who co-founded the New York City Ballet.
George Balanchine
200
What is this step called?:
Sissonne fermee
200
A style of ballet that utilizes classical ballet technique and vocabulary, but deviates from classical ballet in its use of the abstract movement.
Neoclassical Ballet
300
Name a jump from fifth to fifth, with one foot landing immediately after the other
Sample Answers: Pas de chat, Cabriole, Glissade, Temps de Cuisse
300
"Rocking step"
Balance´
300
Co-starred in the film "White Knights" alongside tap dancer Gregory Hines.
Mikhail Baryshnikov
300
What is this step called?:
Cabriole
300
Who was the single most influential French monarch in support of the arts (established the Académie Royale de Danse)?
Louis XIV
400
In this position the dancer faces either front corner. The leg nearer the audience is pointed in the second position. The arms are held with the raised arm being on the same side as the extended leg. The head is raised slightly and turned toward the raised arm so that the eyes look into the palm of the hand
Ecarte'
400
"Shaded"
Efface´
400
Who is this?:
Sara Mearns
400
What is this step called?:
(last step)
Italian pas de chat
400
Who was history’s first known “Maker of Dances”?
Domenico da Piacenza
500
Position where both feet are turned out and the heel of the front foot is at the arch of the back foot, and one arm is above the head while the other arm is out to the side
Third Position
500
"In a walk"
Promenade
500
Grew up in Buenos Aires, Argentina and was accepted as a scholarship student to The Juilliard School's dance program after moving to America in 1994
Gabriel Chajnik (Gabrium)
500
What is this step called?:
Coupe jete en tournant
500
What is the world's oldest continuously running ballet company?
Ballet of the Paris Opera