What's the Step?
A bend of knees with the heels remaining on the ground
What is a demi plie
Meaning front.
What is devant?
Famous ballerina who an Australian dessert was named after.
Who is Anna Pavlova?
The down stage right corner in the Cecchetti method of ballet
What is corner 1?
What is pull up?
What is a balance?
Meaning to the fourth back
What is A La Quartriem Derriere?
One of the most famous male ballet dancers of all time, Russian born, with the first name the same as a bright nosed reindeer
Who is Rudolph Nureyev?
The name given to the side of the stage directly to the right of the performer. Also the name given to the person who would feed performers forgotten lines.
What is Prompt?
The specific part of the foot where 2/3 of the dancers weight should be distributed when standing with the foot completely on the ground.
What is the ball of the foot?
A jump where the feet change from fifth to fifth with the opposite foot in front without a "beat" in the air.
What is a changement?
Meaning crossed infront
What is croisse devant?
A classical composer most famous for his ballets such as The Nutcracker and Swan Lake
Who is Pyotr Tchaikovsky?
The number given to the upstage wall in the Cecchetti Method
What is wall 7?
The part or parts of the body that support and initiate the use of port de bras
What is the upper back? What are the muscles in the upper back?
Beginning in 3rd or 5th position of the feet, the dancer lifts their back leg into a retire, then jumps off the front leg also lifting it into retire. They land first on the back leg quickly followed by the front leg.
What is a pas de chat?
Thrown wide apart or separated
What is ecarte?
The American choreographer who bought a strong balletic quality to his work in musicals, most notably the movie musical West Side Story which he also directed.
Who is Jerome Robbins?
The name given to the speakers which play sound specifically for the performers on stage
What are fold-back speakers?
The position the foot must pass through when moving to an extended position and back to a closed position for full articulation.
What is demi pointe?
A step where the dancer takes two walks on demi pointe followed by a tombe on one leg and a simultaneous swish of the other leg forward. Performed to a 3/4 time signature in a travelling sequence.
What is a polonaise?
Meaning shaded
What is efface?
The first name of the ballet Maestro who created the Cecchetti Method of ballet training.
Who is Enrico?
The name for the physical boarder the mostly separates the audience from the stage. The house curtain is usually hung along this.
What is the Proscenium Arch?
The name given to the part of the body which is in contact with the ground when talking about balance in movement.
What is the base of support?