Show:
Terminology
History
Advanced Terminology
Positions
Important People
100
to bend
What is plie'
100
The woman who commissioned the first ever court ballet
What is Catherine de Medici
100
to escape
What is echappe'
100
both heels are touching and the toes are turned out.
What is first position
100
Catherine De Medici
What is the queen who commissioned the first court ballet
200
to point or stretch
What is tendu
200
the king that was known as the sun king in one of his ballet performances
What is King Louis XIV
200
in the front
What is devant
200
The heel of the first foot is placed at the instep of the back foot while the feet are turned out
What is third position
200
creator of the Manual of Theory and Practice of Classical Dancing. Also the creator of the style we learned.
What is Cecchetti
300
round of the leg
What is ron de jamb
300
La ballet Comique de la Reine
What is the first commissioned court ballet
300
back or behind
What is derrier
300
the feet are crossed facing the front
What is croise devant
300
This woman was the greatest teacher of her day, she trained at the Imperial Ballet School. Created her own method of training dancers
What is Vaganova
400
beating
What is battement
400
Ballet de la Nuit
What is the ballet featuring the sun king
400
to melt
What is fondu
400
one foot is pointed out to the side
What is a la second
400
Created the most famous ballets that we still enjoy today (Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, The Nutcracker)
What is Petipa
500
to strike
What is frappe'
500
Le Triomphe de L'amour
What is the ballet where the first female dancer appeared
500
leap
What is jete'
500
the legs are crossed to the back
What is croise derrier
500
A great dancer in his time and became the father of The American Ballet Theater
What is Balanchine