Ballet Terminology

Vocabulary flashcards covering ballet terminology and definitions from the lecture notes.

chasse a terre

to chasing the ground

coupe

to cut

Sauté

jumped or jumping

echappe

escaping

soubre saut

jump 5th to 5th no switch

changement de piedis

jump 5th to 5th switch

chaine

chains/links

Pique

to prick

5th en bas/ en haut

5th arms low/high

1st en avant

1st arm s in

pelie demi/grand

to bend small/large

releve

to rise

Tendu

stretch

degage

disengage

jete

to throw

releve lent

slow lift

grand

big

en croix

in a cross

rond de jambe a terre, en de hors/en dedans

circle of the leg on the ground to the outside/inside

petite adagio

short slow

en face

facing front (audience)

à la quatrieme devant/derrier

in fourth in front/back

à la seconde

in a second

temps lie

bound time/connected movement

balence

rocking step

passé de bourree dessous

beating step going under