Grade 2 Cecchetti Syllabus

Front 1

Croisé Devant

Back 1

Crossed in front

Front 2

Croisé derriere

Back 2

Crossed in the back

Front 3

Correct sequence of the positions of the body

Back 3

Croise devant, crossed in front; a la quatrieme devant, fifth to the front; a la seconde, to the second; a la quatrieme derriere, fifth to the back; croise derriere, crossed in back

Front 4

Additional positions of the body

Back 4

Croisé devant, croisé derriere

Front 5

Additional movements in dancing

Back 5

Glisser, tournet

Front 6

Glisser

Back 6

To glide

Front 7

Tournet

Back 7

To turn

Front 8

Positions of the feet

Back 8

Premiere, first; seconde, second; troisieme, third; quatrieme, fourth; cinquieme, fifth

Front 9

Premiere

Back 9

First

Front 10

Seconde

Back 10

Second

Front 11

Troisieme

Back 11

Third

Front 12

Quatrieme

Back 12

Fourth

Front 13

Cinquieme

Back 13

Fifth

Front 14

Demi seconde

Back 14

Half second

Front 15

Cinquieme en bas

Back 15

Fifth low

Front 16

Cinquieme en avant

Back 16

Fifth to the front

Front 17

Cinquieme en haut

Back 17

Fifth high

Front 18

Quatrieme en avant

Back 18

Fourth to the front

Front 19

Quatrieme en haut

Back 19

Fourth high

Front 20

Positions of the arms

Back 20

Premiere, first; seconde, second; demi seconde, half second; cinquieme en bas, fifth low; cinquieme en avant, fifth to the front; cinquieme en haut, fifth high; troisieme, third; quatrieme en avant, fourth to the front; quatrieme en haut, fourth high

Front 21

Five positions of the head

Back 21

Erect, raised, lowered, turned, and inclined

Front 22

Exercises a la barre

Back 22

Exercises at the barre

Front 23

Plie

Back 23

Bending movement

Front 24

Demi plie

Back 24

Half-bending movement

Front 25

Grand plie

Back 25

Large bending movement

Front 26

Battement tendue

Back 26

Stretched beatings

Front 27

En croix

Back 27

In the pattern of a cross

Front 28

Battements degages

Back 28

Disengaged beatings

Front 29

a la seconde

Back 29

to the 2nd

Front 30

Ronds de jambe a terre

Back 30

Circles of the leg on the ground

Front 31

En dehors

Back 31

Outward

Front 32

En dedans

Back 32

Inward

Front 33

Battements frappes

Back 33

Struck beatings

Front 34

Grand battements

Back 34

Large beatings

Front 35

Petits battements

Back 35

Small beatings

Front 36

Sur le coup-de-pied

Back 36

On the ankle

Front 37

Adage

Back 37

Slow, controlled movement

Front 38

Developpes

Back 38

Developing movements

Front 39

Demi detourne

Back 39

Half turn

Front 40

Echappes releves changes

Back 40

Escaping movements raised and changed

Front 41

Releve en cinquieme position

Back 41

Rise in fifth position

Front 42

Releve devant

Back 42

Rise in front

Front 43

Coupes dessous et desus

Back 43

Cutting step under and over

Front 44

Pas de bourree dessous

Back 44

Bourree step under

Front 45

Bourree

Back 45

French country dance

Front 46

Exercices au milieu

Back 46

Exercises in the middle of the room

Front 47

Port de bras

Back 47

Carriage of the arms

Front 48

Quatrieme port de bras

Back 48

Fourth carriage of the arms

Front 49

Cinq positions du corps

Back 49

Five positions of the body

Front 50

Croise devant

Back 50

Crossed in front

Front 51

Croise derriere

Back 51

Crossed in back

Front 52

Adage

Back 52

Slow, controlled movement

Front 53

Developpes et temps lie

Back 53

Developing movements and connected movement

Front 54

Premiere, seconde et troisieme arabesque a terre

Back 54

First, second, and third arabesque on the ground

Front 55

Tours

Back 55

Turns

Front 56

Preparation pour turns

Back 56

Preparation for turns

Front 57

Preparation pour turns en l'air

Back 57

Preparation for turns in the air

Front 58

Allegro

Back 58

Quick movements

Front 59

Assembles de suite dessous et dessus

Back 59

Assembling steps in succession under and over

Front 60

Assemble soutenue

Back 60

Assembling step sustained

Front 61

Chasse

Back 61

Chasing step

Front 62

Pose en avant

Back 62

Posing step to the front

Front 63

Coupe dessous et dessus

Back 63

Cutting step under and over

Front 64

Echappes releves sur les demi-pointes

Back 64

Escaping movements raised onto the half points

Front 65

Glissades devant et derriere

Back 65

Gliding steps in front and in back

Front 66

Pas de bourree dessous

Back 66

Bourree step under

Front 67

Soussus

Back 67

Under over step

Front 68

Enchainements

Back 68

Chain of steps

Front 69

Trois pas de bourree dessous et un pose en avant

Back 69

Three bourree steps under and one posing step to the front

Front 70

Trois soussus et une, echappe releve changee

Back 70

Three under over steps and one escaping movement raised and cahnged

Front 71

Trois glissades sans change et un battement tendu

Back 71

Three gliding steps without changing and one stretched beating

Front 72

Change et. echappes sautes changes

Back 72

Changing and escaping movements jumped and changed

Front 73

Deux assembles dessus de suite, une assemble soutenue

Back 73

Two assembling steps over in succession, one assembling step sustained

Front 74

Jete, temps leve; coupe dessous, coupe dessus, pas de chat, changement de pied

Back 74

Throwing step, raised movement, cutting step under, cutting step under, cutting step over, cat step, changing of the feet

Front 75

Chasse en avant, coupe dessous, chasse en avant, temps leve en troisieme arabesque

Back 75

Chasing step to the front, cutting step under, chasing step to the front, raised movements in third arabesque

Front 76

Tours en cinquieme en diagonale

Back 76

Turns in fifth position on a diagonal line

Front 77

Balance en ecarte

Back 77

Balancing or rocking step to the front and to the back

Front 78

Grand reverence

Back 78

Large, reverent step

Front 79

Suite

Back 79

In succession

Front 80

Soutenue

Back 80

Sustained

Front 81

Dessous

Back 81

Under

Front 82

Dessus

Back 82

Over

Front 83

Trois pas de bourree dessous

Back 83

Three bourree steps under

Front 84

Trois soussus

Back 84

Three under-over steps

Front 85

Trois glissades sans change

Back 85

Three gliding steps without changing

Front 86

Un battement tendu

Back 86

One stretched beating

Front 87

Deux assembles dessus de suite

Back 87

Two assembling steps over in succession

Front 88

Une assemble soutenue

Back 88

One assembling step sustained

Front 89

Jete

Back 89

Throwing step

Front 90

Temps leve

Back 90

Raised movement

Front 91

Coupe dessous, coupe dessus

Back 91

Cutting step under, cutting step over

Front 92

Pas de chat

Back 92

Cat step

Front 93

Changement de pied

Back 93

Changing of the feetP

Front 94

Pied

Back 94

Feet

Front 95

Chasse en avant

Back 95

Chasing step to the front

Front 96

Temps leve en troisieme arabesque

Back 96

Raised movements in third arabesque

Front 97

Tours en cinquieme

Back 97

Turns in fifth

Front 98

Ecarte

Back 98

To the front and to the back

Front 99

Balance

Back 99

Balancing or rocking step

Front 100

Reverence

Back 100

Large reverent step