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What do the terms refer to in ballet?
What do the terms refer to in ballet?
Body directions, positions of the feet, and positions of the arms
What are the Ballet Positions of the Body (Cecchetti)?
What are the Ballet Positions of the Body (Cecchetti)?
What is the significance of Ballet Arms and Feet (Cecchetti)?
What is the significance of Ballet Arms and Feet (Cecchetti)?
Explain Ballet Arm Positions (Cecchetti).
Explain Ballet Arm Positions (Cecchetti).
What is meant by the term 'Terminology' in ballet?
What is meant by the term 'Terminology' in ballet?
What is Adage or Adagio in ballet?
What is Adage or Adagio in ballet?
What does 'Air, en l'' mean?
What does 'Air, en l'' mean?
Define Allegro in ballet.
Define Allegro in ballet.
What is an Arabesque?
What is an Arabesque?
What does the term Assemble mean?
What does the term Assemble mean?
What does 'Avant, en' refer to?
What does 'Avant, en' refer to?
What is the meaning of Balance in ballet?
What is the meaning of Balance in ballet?
What does 'Bas, en' indicate?
What does 'Bas, en' indicate?
What does Battement mean?
What does Battement mean?
What is Grand Battement?
What is Grand Battement?
What does Battement Degage mean?
What does Battement Degage mean?
What is Battement Frappe?
What is Battement Frappe?
What does Battement Tendu refer to?
What does Battement Tendu refer to?
What is Battement Retire?
What is Battement Retire?
What does Bras mean?
What does Bras mean?
What does Cambre mean?
What does Cambre mean?
What are Chaines?
What are Chaines?
What does Change refer to in ballet?
What does Change refer to in ballet?
What does Changement Battu mean?
What does Changement Battu mean?
What does Chasse mean?
What does Chasse mean?
What does Cinq mean?
What does Cinq mean?
What does Ciseaux refer to?
What does Ciseaux refer to?
What is the meaning of Corps in ballet?
What is the meaning of Corps in ballet?
What does Corps de Ballet mean?
What does Corps de Ballet mean?
What does Cou-de-pied refer to?
What does Cou-de-pied refer to?
What does Coupe mean?
What does Coupe mean?
What does Croise, croisee mean?
What does Croise, croisee mean?
What does Croix, en mean?
What does Croix, en mean?
What does Dedans, en mean?
What does Dedans, en mean?
What does Dehors, en mean?
What does Dehors, en mean?
What does Demi mean?
What does Demi mean?
What does Derriere mean?
What does Derriere mean?
What does Dessous mean?
What does Dessous mean?
Study Notes
Ballet Terminology
- Key components include body directions, positions of feet, and arm placements.
- Positions can be categorized based on various techniques, notably Cecchetti.
Cecchetti Ballet Positions
- Comprehensive guidelines for bodily alignment and arm/leg positions in ballet.
Ballet Arms and Feet
- Specific techniques focusing on the proper execution of arm and foot movements according to Cecchetti standards.
Adage/Adagio (a-DAHZH)
- A series of slow and graceful exercises performed with fluidity, often featured in classical pas de deux formations.
Key Ballet Terms
- Air, en l' (ahn lehr): Refers to movements performed in the air.
- Allegro (a-lay-GROH): Term describing brisk and lively movements in ballet.
- Arabesque (a-ra-BESK): A foundational pose where one leg is extended behind while balancing on the other leg.
Movement Descriptions
- Assemble (a-sahn-BLAY): Indicates the assembly of feet during a jump.
- Avant, en (ah na-VAHN): Refers to moving forward, often illustrated by arm positioning in 5th en avant.
- Balance (ba-lahn-SAY): A rocking step used in various dance sequences.
Positional Terms
- Bas, en (ahn bah): Indicates a low position of the arms.
- Battement: Encompasses various types, including:
- Grand Battement: A large battement movement.
- Battement degage: A disengaged battement.
- Battement frappe: A struck battement.
- Battement tendu: Stretched battement.
- Battement retire: A withdrawn battement.
Essential Movements and Steps
- Bras (brah): Arms.
- Cambre (kahn-BRAY): Refers to an arched position, particularly of the back.
- Changement (shahn-ZHAY): Indicates a change in foot position during a step.
Additional Terms
- Ciseaux (see-ZOH): Refers to a scissor-like movement in choreography.
- Corps de ballet (kawr duh ba-LAY): The ensemble dancers not featured as soloists.
- Cou-de-pied (koo-duh-PYAY): Refers to the "neck" of the foot, a specific position.
- Croise, croisee (krwah-ZAY): Signifies the crossed position of limbs.
Directional Terms
- Dedans, en (ahn duh-DAHN): Conveys inward movement in exercises.
- Dehors, en (ahn duh-AWR): Indicates outward movement.
- Demi (duh-MEE): Means half, often in relation to movement intensity.
Other Ballet Concepts
- Derrière (deh-RYEHR): Means behind.
- Dessous (duh-SOO): Refers to the position of passing the working foot behind the supporting foot.
- Dessus (duh-SEW): Indicates the foot passing above the supporting foot.
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Test your knowledge of ballet terminology, including body directions and the positions of the feet and arms. This quiz includes links to helpful resources and videos for better understanding the Cecchetti method in ballet. Improve your ballet vocabulary and technical proficiency with these flashcards.
