Meaning & Words
The language of ballet.
French
The world's most famous Christmas ballet.
Nutcracker
The number of balls to bring to a PBT class.
Three
The number of feet that is jumped from and landed on for a sissone.
2 and 1
One of Peter's top three favorite ballet teachers who has a grand battement combination named after them.
Barry
A ballet term that translates to, "to throw."
Jeté
The style of skirt/dress most often worn by female dancers.
Tutu
The name of a collection of exercises done at the bar at the start of a class.
Barre
The number of the arabesque where the downstage arm is in front and the upstage leg is lifted.
4th arabesque
The name of Peter's first dance school.
Dance Express
The term for the movement of the arms.
Port de bra
The number of recitals the ballet production was in last season.
Five
*DAILY DOUBLE*
A ballet exercise class abbreviated to, "PBT."
Progressing Ballet Technique
This Russian composer wrote the music for Sleeping Beauty and Swan Lake.
Tchaikovsky
Peter's least favorite costume was for this part in, A Minnesota Nutcracker.
Mosquito
The correct spelling of air-a-besk.
A-R-A-B-E-S-Q-U-E
The ballet that the parrot dance and Mikayla/Peter dance was taken from.
La Bayadere
The name of the DXP class that teaches ballet to the youngest students. (According to the website)
Tutus & Bowties
Ballet's country of origin.
*DAILY DOUBLE*
This teacher taught the first DXP ballet class Peter "assisted." (Saw/Co-taught)
Jasmine
The direction of the leg that écarté requires.
Side
This classical variation is iconic, in part, due to the use of a tambourine by the dancer.
Esmeralda Variation
Something in the bottom of a pointe shoe that provides support for the bottom of the foot.
Shank
The name of the red teletubby.
Po
This classic Christmas Story was the name of Peter's first ballet production.
Miracle on 34th Street