Ballet Terminology: Developpé Grand Battement Relevé Stretches
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Glissade is a ______ or glide

slide

Jeté is a ______ or a jump

leap

Sissonne is a jump from two feet to one or both feet, also known as a ______

leap

Pirouette en de hors is a turn ______

<p>outwards</p> Signup and view all the answers

Fouetté is a turn that involves ______ in the direction of the supporting leg

<p>turning</p> Signup and view all the answers

A Turn in ballet where the dancer turns aside is called ______

<p>detourné</p> Signup and view all the answers

Developpé means to ______ or unfold

<p>develop</p> Signup and view all the answers

Grand Battement translates to ______ beat

<p>big</p> Signup and view all the answers

Relevé refers to a movement that is ______ or lifted

<p>raised</p> Signup and view all the answers

Port de bras involves the movement & carriage of the ______

<p>arms</p> Signup and view all the answers

Échappé Pas De Bourrée translates to 'step of ______'

<p>bourrée</p> Signup and view all the answers

A dancer stands on one leg with the other leg extended behind the body, this is called an ____.

<p>emboite</p> Signup and view all the answers

To pose, balanced on one leg while the other leg is slightly bent at the knee is known as a ____.

<p>reverence</p> Signup and view all the answers

A walk, when a dancer turns around one leg with the standing leg’s toes on the floor while the other leg is lifted, is called a ____.

<p>pirouette</p> Signup and view all the answers

A travelling step (front or back) where each leg is alternately lifted is known as a ____.

<p>chasse</p> Signup and view all the answers

To tilt is to ____.

<p>lean</p> Signup and view all the answers

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