Ballet barre
To stretch
Tendu
Ballet first started in this country as a court dance
France
Turn out should derive from this joint
Hips
What does devant mean in French?
Front
Michelle’s favorite color
Purple
What does “Frappé” mean?
To strike
A favorite ballet at Christmas time choreographed by Marius Petipa
The Nutcracker
In an arabesque, your hips should be in this position.
Squared with your shoulders
Slow, easy going in French
Adagio
Name one of Michelle’s 3 favorite T-Swift songs (this summer).
The 1
Exile
Starlight
Ballet etiquette requires you to start on this side of the barre.
Right working leg, left hand on the barre.
Name 1 ballet from the classical era which started in the 1890s.
Nutcracker
Swan Lake
Sleeping Beauty
Don Quixote
Romeo and Juliet
When your arms are in 2nd position they should be _____ the rib cage.
In front of
What is the difference between retiré and passé?
Retiré is to retire and passé is to pass
Which Adagio ballet position is known as “shouldering”? (Hint: we do it in our 6 position combo center floor)
Epaulé
The French name for back stretch
Cambré derrière
The monarch who first codified ballet movements who was born in 1643 and was nicknamed “the sun king”
Louis the XIV
Styling or epaulement typically means adjusting these body parts
Strenum, rib cage, shoulders
What 2 types of pirouettes are used in ballet?
En dehors- outside
En dedans- inside
What style of ballet have we been working on this month?
Checetti
Going from passé to arabesque, you travel though this position (2 words).
Attitude derrière
The Georgian-American who was born in Russia known as the Father of American Ballet.
George Balanchine
These 2 muscles make up the back of the lower leg
Soleus and gastrocnemius
What is the complete grand allegro we did during class?
Balancé devant balancé derrière, tombe pas de bourreé glissade grand jete, pas de bourree entournant pirouette en dehors. Chassé saut de chat (normal or Italian).
What is Michelle’s favorite ballet step?
Grand plié