Ballet

Front 1

barres

Back 1

long railings made of wood or metal pipes either attached to the walls or supported by the floor

Front 2

tempo

Back 2

varies from slow (adagio) to fast allegro

Front 3

alignment

Back 3

good posture

Front 4

placement

Back 4

well aligned body that is shifted slightly forward from the ankle over the ball of the foot

Front 5

turnout

Back 5

the legs are rotated outward from hip joint

Front 6

first position

Back 6

the legs turned out fromm the hips the heels and knees touching the feet forming straight line

Front 7

2nd position

Back 7

the legs turned out from the hips as in first position but the heels separated and directly under shoulders

Front 8

3rd position

Back 8

the legs turned out from the hips one foot directly in front of the other with the heel of each foot touching the middle of the other foot

Front 9

fourth position

Back 9

the legs turned out from the hips, one foot directl forward of the other and one foot length apart (for crossed fourth position) or forward the same distance from first position (open fourth)

Front 10

fifth position

Back 10

the legs turned out from the hips one foot directly in front of the other with the heel of the front foot at the joint or at the tip of the toe of the back foot

Front 11

first arms prepatory

Back 11

arms down and to the side of the body

Front 12

demi seconde

Back 12

arms out down but open

Front 13

second

Back 13

arms almost horizontal still facing down

Front 14

bras bas (fifth en bas)

Back 14

arms low only a few inches apart

Front 15

bras avant (fifth en avant

Back 15

arms forward

Front 16

bras hauts (fifth en haut)

Back 16

arms high oval

Front 17

balancing on one leg

Back 17

expected to be centered the weight of body evenly on both feet

Front 18

plie

Back 18

a bending movement of the legs beginning at the top of the thighs through the knees and into the ankles

Front 19

plie

Back 19

half bend

Front 20

grand plie

Back 20

deep bend

Front 21

eleve

Back 21

an elelve is a rise from straight legs to the balls of the feet the demi points from a demi plie its called a releve

Front 22

sous-sus

Back 22

in fifth to releve with a plie

Front 23

echappe releve

Back 23

fifth to releve in second

Front 24

battement tendu

Back 24

the gesturee foot starting from a closed position is extended along the floor until it is fully archced and the toes pointed (the stretching movement) then it is moved to a closed postition at the supporting leg (th ebeating movement)

Front 25

battement degage

Back 25

battement disengaged from the floor

Front 26

battement glisse

Back 26

glided

Front 27

battement tendu jete

Back 27

thrown

Front 28

grand battement

Back 28

large beating action of the leg; a continuation of the basic battement degage

Front 29

battement frappe

Back 29

strong brush outward from a raised position at the ankle of the supporting leg; frappe (struck)

Front 30

petit battement sur le cou-de-pied

Back 30

small beat on the neck o the foot

Front 31

rond de jambe a terre

Back 31

circle or round of the leg semicircle on the ground

Front 32

en dehors

Back 32

outward

Front 33

en dedan

Back 33

inward

Front 34

battement retire

Back 34

withdrawing of the gesture foot from the floor until it touces the front side or back of the supporting kneww passes is used when the withdrawing foot passes from fifth to back

Front 35

developpe

Back 35

slowly developed by being drawn up to retire position then extended to an open position at 45 degrees of higher

Front 36

battement fondu

Back 36

compounded exercise consiting of a bending of the supporting leg and tehn a streigtening of that leg as the gesture leg unfolds from a coudepied to pointe tendu

Front 37

port de bras au corps cambre

Back 37

carriage of the arms with an arched body the bending of the body backward or sideward from the waist

Front 38

port de bras 1

Back 38

face downstage left in 3rd/5th position (right foot front) the arms en bas and the head in clined to the left and slightly lowered.
raise arms en avant, ath the same time lean the torso slightly forward from the waist.
open the palms and fingers slightly and carry to selcond while head is to the right.
with breath lower the arms and return the hands to the starting pose as the head simultaneously returns to its original position

Front 39

port de bras 2

Back 39

start same as 2.
raise arms en avant, torso inclines slightly forward aand the head remains inclined o the left. continue to raise the arms en haut while the torso straigtens and the head lifts and then inclines to the right. open both arms to 2nd postions lower arms to orginal pose

Front 40

en face

Back 40

directly front or toward the audience

Front 41

a la quatrieme devant

Back 41

the extended leg is in fourth position front; the arms are in second position; the head, hips and shoulders face directly front

Front 42

a la quatrieme derriere

Back 42

the extended leg is in fourth position back; the arms are in 2nd potion; head hips and shoulders are directly forward

Front 43

a la seconde

Back 43

the extended leg is in second position; the arms are in second position; the head hips and shoulders face directly front

Front 44

croise

Back 44

crossed

Front 45

ecarte

Back 45

separated or thrown wide

Front 46

epaule

Back 46

shouldered

Front 47

croise devant

Back 47

the dancer faces either downstage corner; the leg nearer the audience (downstage leg) extends to fourth position front. the arm opposite that extended leg is en haut,and the arm is demiseconde. the torso and head incline slightly toward the low arm

Front 48

croise derriere

Back 48

the dancer faces either downstage corner; the lef farther from the audeience (upstage) extends t fourth positon back. the arm opposite the extended leg is en haut and the other is demi second. the head and torso incline very slightly toward the low arm so that the dancer appears to be looking at the audience from under the arm

Front 49

efface devant

Back 49

the dancer faces either downstage corner; the leg farther from the audience (upstage) extends to fourth postion front. the arm opposite the extended leg is en haut and the other arm is demi second. the body lens very slightly back from the waist and the head inclines toward the high arm

Front 50

efface derriere

Back 50

the dancer faces either downstage corner; the leg nearer the audience (downstage) extends to fourth position back. the arm on the same side as the extended leg is en haut and the other arm is demi seconde. the body leans slightly forward over the supporting foot. the head turns and rises slightly toward the hand that is high

Front 51

ecarte devant

Back 51

the dancer faces either downstage coener; the leg nearer the audience (dwnstage extends to second postion the arm on the same side as the extended leg is en haut. and the other arm is demi second the torso is erect the head turn and rises slightly toward the hand that is high

Front 52

ecarte derriere

Back 52

the dancer faces either downstage corner the leg father from the audience (upstage) extends to 2nd position the arm on the same side as the extended leg is en haut and the other arm is demi seconde the torso and head incline slightly toward the hand that is low.

Front 53

epaule derriere

Back 53

this postition is exactly the same as epaule devant except that the dancer faces either of the upstage corners

Front 54

attitude

Back 54

pose on one leg the other leg lifted well turned out and bent at the knewe with the lower leg and foot opened away from the body

Front 55

attitude derriere

Back 55

when the leg is lifted to the back

Front 56

attitude devant

Back 56

when the leg is lifted to the front well turned out the kneww bent and the foot raised as high as possible

Front 57

arabesque

Back 57

the body is balanced over one foot with the other leg fully extended palms down creating a long symmetrical line from fingertips to toetips.

Front 58

first arabesque

Back 58

the dancer stands in profile to the audience; the leg nearer the audience extends to the back; the forward arm corresponds to the supporting leg, the other arm is taken slighthly back of second position but without strain to the shoulder; the eyes focus over the forward hand

Front 59

second arabesque

Back 59

the dancer stands as in first arabesque except the arms are reversed so that the forward arm is in opposition to the supporting leg; the head may incline toward the audience

Front 60

third arabesque

Back 60

the dancer stnads as in first arabesque, but with both arms extended forward; the arm farther from the audience is slightly higher; the focus is between the two hands

Front 61

glisse

Back 61

glided from demi plie in fifth forward to fourth then transfer weight completely

Front 62

tombe

Back 62

any movement whihc the dancer having extended the gesture leg falls forward sideward or backward into a fondu on gesture leg

Front 63

pique

Back 63

a sharp step in any direction taken directly onto the demi pointe of a straight gesture leg. pricked/pose

Front 64

pas de bourree

Back 64

3 shifts of weight

Front 65

pas de bourre dessous

Back 65

from fifth position left foot front or back demi plie and degage a la seconde with the left foot (this is a preparatory movement). draw the left foot to 5th position in back of the right foot as both feet rise to the demi pointes immediately opent th eright fot to a small second position and step onto demi pointe close the left foot front in fifth position demiplie

Front 66

pas de bourree dessus

Back 66

after prep, degage step in front and then to the side and close the first foot in back

Front 67

pas de bourree derriere

Back 67

after prep degage step in back and then to the side and close in back

Front 68

pas de bourree devant

Back 68

after degage step in front and then to side and close in front

Front 69

pas de bourree en arriere

Back 69

from pointe tendue in fourth position right foot front bring the right foot to fifth position front stepping onto demipointe immediately open the left foot, and take a small step backward onto demipointe close the right foot front in fondu as the left foot extends to pointe tendue in fourth position back

Front 70

pas de bourree en avant

Back 70

begin from fourth position back bring the foot to fifth position step forward and close back as the other foot extends to the font

Front 71

pas marche

Back 71

walking step executed in an elegant dignified manner

Front 72

en tournant

Back 72

turning

Front 73

soutenu en tournant

Back 73

sustained turining executed inwards