BALLET VOCABULA RY POSITIONS FEET First position POSITIONS

BALLET VOCABULA RY

POSITIONS - FEET First position

POSITIONS - FEET Second Position

POSITIONS - FEET Third position

POSITIONS - ARMS th 5 en bas

POSITIONS - ARMS th 5 en avant

POSITIONS - ARMS th 5 en haut

POSITIONS - ARMS

DEVANT To the Front DERRIERE To the Back A LA SECONDE To the Side

PORT DE BRAS Carriage of the arms

DEMI PLIE Half bend of the knees GRAND PLIE’ Full bend of the knees; heels come off the floor (except in 2 nd position)

BATTEMENT “Beating” Three kinds of battement: tendu, jete/degage, & grand battement

TENDU “Stretched” Toe reaches out to a point on the floor Stretching your knees, ankles, and toes

BATTEMENT “Big kick”

ROND DE JAMBE’ “Circle of the leg” From first position, point foot front, bring it side, bring it back, then close in first position.

ELEVE’ Rise onto the ball of the foot/feet. Releve’ Eleve with a plie at the beginning

ARABESQUE A famous pose in ballet where one leg is extended to the back and the opposite leg is standing straight on the ground.

SAUTE’ A small jump that begins and ends in a demi-plie’. CHANGEMENT A small jump in fifth position that changes feet in the air

SPOTTING The movement of the head and focusing of the eyes in turns to keep from getting dizzy

CHAINE’ Chain like turns

PIROUETTE A turn in place with the leg in passe

PAS DE BOURREE’ “Step of the flowing”; Back, side, front.

GLISSADE “To glide”

CHASSE’ “To chase” Second leg chases the first leg

GRAND JETE’ “Thrown” A Big leap