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Dance Cards A-Z
PrePointe flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abstract Ballet | a ballet without a plot |
| Adage, Adagio | at ease or at leisure |
| En l'air | in the air |
| Allegro ^taking off | brisk, lively |
| Allonge ^taking off | extended, outstretched |
| Arabesque | a pose there are 5 cecchetti, 2 french, and 4 russian |
| en arriere ^landing | backword |
| arrondi | rounded, curved |
| assemble ^taking off | assembled or joined together |
| Attitude | a pose |
| En avant | forward |
| balance ^taking off | rocking step |
| balancoire ^accent under-looks like a 5 | like a see-saw |
| ballerina | a principal female dancer in a ballet company |
| Ballet d'action | a ballet with a plot or story |
| ballon | bounce, the light elastic quality in jumping |
| ballonne ^taking off | ball like or bouncing step |
| ballotte ^taking off | tossed |
| barre | the horrizontal wooden bar fasened to the walls of the ballet classroom which the dancer holds for support |
| en bas | low |
| battement | beating |
| battu | beaten |
| bras | arms |
| brise ^taking off | broken or breaking |
| brise vole ^t.o ^t.o | flying brise ^t.o |
| cambre ^taking off | arched |
| changment | cange |
| chaines ^accent mark ~ | chains, links |
| sans changer | without change |
| chasse ^taking off | chased |
| choreographer | one who composes or invents dances |
| choreoraphy | the actual steps |
| cinq | five |
| en cloche | like a bell |
| corps | body |
| corps de ballet | the dancers in a ballet that do not appear as soloists |
| ^ de cote ^taking off | sideways |
| cou-de-pied | "neck" of the foot |
| sur le cou-de-pied | on the cou-de-pied |
| coupe ^taking off | cut, cutting |
| couru | running |
| cuisse | thigh |
| croise ^taking off | crossed |
| croise derriere ^t.o ^landing | crossed in back |
| croise devant ^taking off | crossed in front |
| en croix | in the shape of a cross |
| danseur | male dancer |
| en dedans | inward |
| degage ^t.o^t.o | disengaged |
| en dehors | outward |
| demi | half |
| derriere ^landing | behind, back |
| dessous | under |
| dessus | over |
| detourne ^t.o ^t.o | turned aside |
| deux | two |
| devant | in front |
| developpe ^t.o ^t.o | developed |
| ecarte ^t.o ^t.o | separated, thrown wide apart |
| echappe ^t.o ^t.o | escaping or slipping movement |
| efface ^taking off | shaded |
| ^ emboite ^taking off | fitted together, box |
| entrechat | interweaving or braiding |
| enveloppe ^taking off | enveloped |
| epaule ^t.o ^t.o | shouldered |
| epaulement | shouldering |
| en face | in front, full face |
| extension | the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air |
| *extra failli | giving way |
| ferme ^taking off | closed |
| flic~flac | a crack, as of a whip |
| fondu | sinking down |
| frappe ^taking off | struck |
| fouette ^taking off | whipped |
| glissade | glide |
| grand | big, large |
| en haut | high |
| jambe | leg |
| jete ^taking off | thrown |
| temps leve ^taking off | time raised |
| temps lie ^taking off | time linked |
| lyrical dancing | a peotic style of dancing with a lovely, flowing quality |
| maneges ^landing | circular |
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