Ballet Vocab Cecchetti 2

Front 1

A la quatrieme

Back 1

to the 4th

Front 2

A la seconde

Back 2

to the 2nd

Front 3

A terre

Back 3

on the ground

Front 4

Adage

Back 4

at leisure, slow or slowly, term used in music & dance

Front 5

Allegro

Back 5

brisk, lively, quick, term used in music & dance

Front 6

Allonge

Back 6

to lengthen, extend or stretch out

Front 7

Arabesque

Back 7

dance pose

Front 8

Assemble (Assembler)

Back 8

to assemble, bring together

Front 9

Au Millieu

Back 9

in the centre

Front 10

Balance (Balancer)

Back 10

rocking step, sway

Front 11

Ballon

Back 11

bounce, bouyancy

Front 12

Ballonne

Back 12

a light airy step (balloon like)

Front 13

Ballotte

Back 13

to toss

Front 14

Battement

Back 14

beating

Front 15

Batterie

Back 15

beats

Front 16

Battus

Back 16

beaten

Front 17

Bourree

Back 17

to cram or stuff - a 17th century dance

Front 18

Bras

Back 18

arms

Front 19

Brise

Back 19

to break or shatter

Front 20

Cabriole

Back 20

To caper (a goat like step), Frolic

Front 21

Cambre

Back 21

arched, bent, curved

Front 22

Cavalier

Back 22

knight or gentleman

Front 23

Chaine

Back 23

chain step

Front 24

Change (Changer)

Back 24

to change

Front 25

Changement (Changer)

Back 25

change or changing

Front 26

Chasse (Chasser)

Back 26

to chase

Front 27

Cinq

Back 27

five

Front 28

Cinqieme

Back 28

fifth

Front 29

Cloche

Back 29

bell

Front 30

Contretemps

Back 30

against time - off beat rhythm

Front 31

Coup de pied

Back 31

neck of the foot

Front 32

Coupe (Couper)

Back 32

cut

Front 33

Couru

Back 33

running

Front 34

Croise

Back 34

crossed

Front 35

Croise derriere

Back 35

crossed back

Front 36

Croise devant

Back 36

crossed front

Front 37

Cuisse

Back 37

thigh

Front 38

de

Back 38

of, from

Front 39

De cote

Back 39

sideways

Front 40

De suite

Back 40

continuous

Front 41

Degage (Degager)

Back 41

to disengage

Front 42

Demi

Back 42

half

Front 43

Derriere

Back 43

back

Front 44

Dessous

Back 44

under

Front 45

Dessus

Back 45

over

Front 46

Detourne

Back 46

turned aside

Front 47

Deux

Back 47

two

Front 48

Deuxieme

Back 48

second

Front 49

Devant

Back 49

front

Front 50

Developpe (Developper)

Back 50

to unfold

Front 51

Douze

Back 51

12

Front 52

Ecarte

Back 52

thrown apart, separated

Front 53

Echappe (Echapper)

Back 53

to escape

Front 54

Efface

Back 54

shaded

Front 55

Elance

Back 55

to dart

Front 56

Elevation

Back 56

height of jump in the air

Front 57

Emboitte

Back 57

fit together

Front 58

En

Back 58

in, on, by, or to

Front 59

En arriere

Back 59

backwards, to the back

Front 60

En avant

Back 60

forwards, to the front

Front 61

En bas

Back 61

low (position)

Front 62

En croix

Back 62

in the shape of a cross

Front 63

En dedans

Back 63

inwards

Front 64

En dehors

Back 64

outwards

Front 65

En diagonale

Back 65

on diagonal

Front 66

En face

Back 66

facing front

Front 67

En haut

Back 67

on high (position), top

Front 68

En l'air

Back 68

in the air

Front 69

Enchainements

Back 69

a sequence of dance steps

Front 70

Entrechat

Back 70

interweaving

Front 71

Entrechat Royale

Back 71

beaten changement

Front 72

Envelope

Back 72

enveloped

Front 73

Epaule

Back 73

shouldered

Front 74

Et

Back 74

and

Front 75

Ferme

Back 75

closed

Front 76

Flic-Flac

Back 76

expresses something falling into water-splish splash

Front 77

Fondu

Back 77

melting (or sinking)

Front 78

Fouette

Back 78

to whip, rotate away from the lifted/working leg

Front 79

Frappe (Frapper)

Back 79

to strike or hit

Front 80

Gargouillade

Back 80

an embellished step (to gurgle)

Front 81

Glisse (Glisser)

Back 81

glide

Front 82

Grand

Back 82

big

Front 83

Jambe

Back 83

leg

Front 84

Jete (Jeter)

Back 84

throw

Front 85

la, le, les

Back 85

the

Front 86

Lent

Back 86

slow

Front 87

Leve

Back 87

Lift, raise, levitate

Front 88

Liason

Back 88

Linking

Front 89

Lie

Back 89

linked connected

Front 90

Marche

Back 90

March, walk

Front 91

Ouverte

Back 91

open

Front 92

Pas

Back 92

step

Front 93

Pas de Basque

Back 93

step of the Basque (a region in Spain)

Front 94

Pas de Chaconne

Back 94

from Spanish meaning Pretty-early classical court dance originating from the Basque region in spain-theme repeated over & over - "a little ballet class"

Front 95

Pas de Chat

Back 95

step of the cat

Front 96

Pas de Cheval

Back 96

step of the horse

Front 97

Passe

Back 97

pass, passing, passed

Front 98

Penche

Back 98

lean over, slant, tip, tilt

Front 99

Petit

Back 99

little, small

Front 100

Pied

Back 100

foot

Front 101

Pique

Back 101

to prick, jab or stab

Front 102

Pirouette

Back 102

to whirl

Front 103

Plie

Back 103

Bend

Front 104

Port de Bras

Back 104

carriage of the arms

Front 105

Port de Bras

Back 105

a phrase referring to Position Opposition and Carriage of arms

Front 106

Pose (Poser)

Back 106

placed step, to poise

Front 107

Precipitee

Back 107

hurried, hasty, swift, to push headlong, small quick movement

Front 108

Premiere

Back 108

first

Front 109

Quatre

Back 109

four

Front 110

Quatrieme

Back 110

fourth

Front 111

Raccourci

Back 111

to shorten

Front 112

Releve (Relever)

Back 112

rise

Front 113

Renverse

Back 113

to upset

Front 114

Retire

Back 114

withdraw

Front 115

Retombe

Back 115

to fall again

Front 116

Rond

Back 116

round

Front 117

Rond de Jambe

Back 117

round of leg

Front 118

Rotation

Back 118

rotate inwards towards the lifted/working leg

Front 119

Sans Changer

Back 119

without change

Front 120

Saute (Sauter)

Back 120

jump or spring

Front 121

Seul

Back 121

alone

Front 122

Sissone

Back 122

scissor like movement (from Ciseaux)

Front 123

Soubresaut

Back 123

start, jolt, surprise. Sudden leap or bound

Front 124

Soussus

Back 124

(travelled forwards)

Front 125

Soutenu

Back 125

sustained

Front 126

Sur

Back 126

upon

Front 127

Temps

Back 127

time (or beat) in the context of Ballet "MOVEMENT" is a better word

Front 128

Temps de Courante

Back 128

current or stream-to run-16th century dance with running or gliding steps

Front 129

Temps de Cuisse

Back 129

movement of the thigh

Front 130

Temps de poisson

Back 130

fish step

Front 131

Temps leve

Back 131

lifted movement

Front 132

Temps lie

Back 132

linked movement

Front 133

Tendu (Etendre)

Back 133

stretch

Front 134

Tour

Back 134

turn or revolution

Front 135

Tour en l'air

Back 135

turn in the air

Front 136

Trois

Back 136

three

Front 137

Troisieme

Back 137

third

Front 138

Volee

Back 138

to fly