Vocabulary
This ballet term, "to stretch" is also used in jazz dance technique.
What is tendu?
This back-side-front movement is also seen in ballet.
What is a pas de bourree?
He popularized the "moon-walk".
Who is Michael Jackson?
This student is from Korea.
Who is Blaire?
The position our arms are in during our leg-strengthening plies in our warmup.
What is second position?
A seated stretching exercise where the legs are spread apart.
What is straddle stretch?
(also accept 2nd or center splits)
This muscle group is targeted during this stretch with the hips parallel, and one leg forward of the other.
What are the hamstrings?
Her most famous dance featured a skirt made of bananas.
Who is Josephine Baker?
This student is an Irish dancer.
Who is Lucy?
The position we start our isolation warm-up routine in.
What is parallel second?
In ballet, these turns are done in a turned out position, while in jazz, they are parallel.
What is a pirouette?
This position of the foot (meaning half-point) helps to warm up the little muscles of the feet.
What is demi-point?
This trailblazing African American dancer, choreographer, and activist had a famous work called "Revelations".
Who is Alvin Ailey?
These TWO students are on ARHS dance team.
Who are Khloe G and Anaya?
In this position the foot is placed next to the knee.
What is passe?
We do these exercises in the warmup to help improve flexibility.
What is stretching?
This stretch elongates the hips and glutes.
What is a figure 4?
Born in 1909 in Chicago, this American dancer-choreographer is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her work.
Who is Katherine Dunham?
This student has two golden retrievers.
Who is Amisha?
A movement in which from an upright position, the back is rounded and the belly is scooped in.
What is a contraction?
These big kicks are done with straight legs.
What is a grande battement?
In New York City, a large influx of Black families moved to the Harlem neighborhood where increasing Black pride kickstarted this period of creative exploration.
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
This student has won both gold and silver medals internationally in dragon boat.
Who is Emily?