Flashcards: dance vocabulary
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tifflazo630 on September 24, 2008
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French | English |
|---|---|
 first position | heels together, toes turned out |
| second position | open legs and toes |
| chasse | step in which one foot chases another |
| releve | raising of the body on the points or demi points |
| jazz | up tempo dance |
| passe | movement in which the foot of working leg, passes the knee of supporting leg |
| ballet | feature work or entertainment in which choreographer has expressed his ideas in a group and a solo dancing to musical with custom scenery |
| demi-plie | half bent of the knees all steps of elevation begin and end with demi plie |
| choreography | a term used to describe the actual steps, grouping and patterns of a ballet or dance composition |
| ballerina | a principal female dancer in a ballet company |
| chaines | links, a series of rapid turns of the points or demipoints done in a straight line or a circle |
| en dehors | towards the back |
| en dedans | toward the front |
| barre | where dancers support themselves on warmup |
| pierouette | spin or complete turn of body on one foot either point or demipoint |
| pencil turn | step to the side, legs together in a single turn with one foot up |
| plie | a bending of the knee/s |
| tendu | stretch of the foot, on front, or back |
| degage | pointing of the foot in an open position |
| cambre | the body is bent from the waist backward or sideways |