Description
Movement
Action vs. Position
Jumps
Miscellaneous
100

What describes performing a skill to the front, to the side, to the back, and to the side again?

En Croix

100

What means to bend?

Plie

100

Between a soutenu and a sous-sus which is the action?

Soutenu

100

What is the name for the category of jumps which involve jumping from 2 feet and landing on 2 feet?

Saute

100

What is the proper ballet attire? 

Tights & Leotard

200

What describes a ronde de jambe performed from front to back? 

En dehors

200

What dance move involves lifting the heels straight off the floor without a plie?

Eleve
200

Passe is an action that means what?

To pass
200

What is the name for the category of jumps which involve jumping from 1 foot and landing on 2 feet?

Assemble

200

What is the purpose of therapeutic barre?

Warm-up the joints

300
Turn out is the ability to turn the feet and legs away from what body part?

Hips

300

What part of the foot causes the leg to lift off the floor in a degage?

The toes pointing

300

What is the position of the feet in sous-sus?

5th on releve

300

What is the name for the category of jumps which involve jumping from 1 foot and landing on the opposite 1 foot?

Jete

300

What is the name for the last part of a ballet lesson in which dancers perform a series of bows to pay respects to the teacher?

Reverence

400

What is stacking? 

Maintaining the shoulders, hips, and ankles in a straight line

400

What movement involves balancing on one leg with the other leg extended STRAIGHT out to the back?

Arabesque

400

What is the position where the toe is connected to the knee?

retire

400

What is the name for the category of jumps which involve jumping from 2 feet and landing on 1 foot?

Sisonne

400

What traveling turn involves keeping both legs straight and passing through 2nd and 1st position?

Chaine

500

Bringing the leg up from 5th position through passe retire and extending the leg to the front then straight back to 5th is what kind of battement? 

Battement developpe

500

What traveling turn involves stepping straight up onto demi-point and connecting the other leg to the knee?

Pique Turn

500

What is the position of the toe to the ankle?

cou-de-pied

500

What is the name for the category of jumps which involve jumping from 1 foot and landing on the same 1 foot?

Temps Leve

500

Translate the following: 4 fondue tendu en croix en dehors 

4 tendus bending the supporting leg to the front, 4 to the side, 4 to the back, 4 to the side