Arm Positions
Arms held out to the side
Second Position
A "pricked" traveling turn which starts with the working leg in a demi plie and springing up to a turned-out passe position while the supporting leg is straightened
A pique turn
Fifth position with the right foot in front, facing the left corner of your "box"
Croise
Things to keep in mind when doing tendus
straight working and supporting leg, full pointed foot, engaged core, etc.
Ballet dancers were finally able to perform in these places in 1738
Public Theaters
Arms held in oval shape in front of body coming out from the belly button
First Position - en bas
A series of many tiny steps done in releve or on point that make the dancer seem to glide across the stage
Bourrees
Placing the leg to the back or doing a skill to the back is called what direction
Derrière
Difference between elevé and relevé
An eleve is a rise to demi pointe or full pointe without a plie. A releve starts with a plie in order to rise up.
These basics of ballet were created by Pierre Beauchamps in 1670
What are the five ballet positions?
One arm rounded overhead and the other arm rounded in front of body
Fourth Position
"Stretched" or "pulled"
Tendu
Front, side, back, side
En Croix
moving one body part at a time
isolations
This was written for Queen Catherine de Medici in 1581
One arm held out to the side with the other arm held above head or in front of body
Fourth Position (Third Position in some ballet teachings)
A tight fifth position in releve. The literal definition is under-over
sous-sou
Placing the leg in the front or doing a move to the front
Devant
Name a ballet production
Cinderella, Peter Pan, Coppelia, Don Quixote, La Sylphide, Giselle, Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Anastasia, and more!
In 1661 King Louis XIV began the first ___________ in order to improve and codify ballet.
The first ballet school!
Called The Royal Academy of Dance. Also for the purpose of certifying teachers.
Arms held overhead in oval shape
Fifth Position - En haut - A la Couronne
Sur le Cou-de-pied
The carriage of arms or passage of arms from one position to another
Port de bras
the difference between a fouette jump and a tour jete
In a fouette jump only one leg lifts and stays lifted as the hips switch directions. In a tour jete, one leg lifts and then switches to the other leg as the hip switches directions.
difference between a romantic tutu and a classical tutu
The romantic tutu is a calf-length, full skirt made of tulle. The classical tutu is much shorter and stiffer than the romantic tutu, was introduced to reveal a ballerina’s legs and the difficulty of her movements and footwork.