Ballet 1 Terms Quiz

croisé devant

croisé derrière

effacé devant

effacé derrière

écarté devant

écarté derrière

à la seconde

à la quatrième devant

à la quatrième derrière

épaulé

plié

bent, bending

tendu

stretched

dégagé

disengaged; the pointing of the foot a few inches from the floor

rond de jambe

circular movement of the leg

fondu

melted

sur le cou de pied

on the neck of the foot (on the ankle)

port de bras

carriage of the arms

sauté

jumped

changments de pieds

changes of the feet

en bas

low

en haut

high

passé

passed; the foot of the working leg passes the kneee of the supporting leg

frappé

struck; the ball of the foot strikes the floor before extending to a full point

sous-sus

under/over; crossed position of the feet on demi pointes

relevé

raised; raising the body onto the balls of the feet

retiré

withdrawn; the knee of the gesture leg is bet so that the pointed toe rests at the knee of the standing leg

balancé

rocking step; waltz from one foot to the other

devant

in front

derrière

behind; back

en face

facing front

développé

developed; the gesture leg is slowly drawn up to the knee and extends out with control

grand battement

large beat; the gesture leg is thrown into the air from the hip and brought down again

détourné

turned aside; a pivot turn on demi-pointes that reverses the position of the feet

en croix

in the shape of a cross; front, side, back

piqué

pricked

pirouette en dedans

a complete turn of the body on one foot toward the supporting leg

pirouette en dehors

a complete turn of the body on one foot toward the raised foot

pas de chat

cat’s step

en avant

traveling forward

en arriére

traveling backward

de côté

traveling side

first arabesque

cecchetti

second arabesque

cecchetti

third arabesque

cecchetti

fourth arabesque

cecchetti

fifth arabesque

cecchetti

first arabesque

russian

second arabesque

russian

third arabesque

russian

fourth arabesque

russian