Dance Basics
This is what dancers wear on their feet in ballet.
What are ballet shoes?
This word means to turn on one foot.
What is a pirouette?
Ballet is a dance genre that started in this country.
What is France?
Dancers move to this, played by instruments on speakers.
What is music?
The bar on the wall that ballet dancers hold during warm-ups.
What is a barre?
This is the room where dancers usually practice.
What is a dance studio?
In ballet, this is the jump where both feet leave the floor.
What is a saute
This genre of dance is often performed on tik tok.
What is hip hop?
The steady beat in music that dancers count with.
What is rhythm?
This is what dancers do before they perform to get ready.
What is a warm up/stretch?
The wall-to-wall glass that dancers look in while practicing.
What is a mirror?
This means to bend your knees in ballet.
What is a plie'
This genre of dance is usually in musicals and Broadway shows.
What is jazz?
Dancers often count in groups of ______.
What are 8 counts?
The big area where dancers perform for an audience.
What is a theater/auditiorium/stage?
A dancer stands on this part of their foot in ballet.
What are their toes/balls of the feet?
This move is like a big kick of the leg.
What is a grand battement?
This genre of dance is often done with tap shoes that make sounds.
What is tap?
This instrument often plays music for ballet classes.
What is a piano?
The person who teaches a dance class.
What is a dance teacher?
This type of dance move means to chase.
What is a chasse?
In ballet, this is the position where your heels touch and toes point out.
What is first position?
This dance style uses sharp, popping movements. These dance moves are associated with Tommy the Clown in California.
What is crumping?
Dancers often wear this stretchy outfit for practice as a top.
What is a leotard?
This is what dancers take at the end of a performance to thank the audience.
What is a final bow?