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Ballet Terms Midterm Part 3.

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1 Ballet Terms Midterm Part 3

2 Feet Positions

3 Arm Positions

4 Plié = A bending of the knee or knees

5 Tendu = means "stretched" or "pulled" in French
Tendu = means "stretched" or "pulled" in French. In ballet a pointe tendu is a pointed toe stretched and extended to the front, side or back.

6 Coupe = A changing of feet in which one foot cuts either in front of or behind the other. It ends with the new working foot pointed by the ankle.

7 Passe = when one leg is bent so it looks like a triangle with the foot placed near the other leg's knee.

8 Grand Battement = a movement in which both legs are kept straight and one leg is kicked outward from the body and in again.

9 Arabesque = a posture in which the body is supported on one leg, with the other leg extended horizontally backward.

10 Glissade = a movement, typically used as a joining step, in which one leg is brushed outward from the body, which then takes the weight while the second leg is brushed in to meet it.

11 Pas de Chat = :  a ballet leap from one foot to the other in which the feet are drawn up and the knees are bent so that the legs form a diamond

12 Sissone = a scissor switch of your legs
Sissone = a scissor switch of your legs. Plie on two legs, jump high and land on one foot/leg then straighten.

13 Assemble = in classical ballet, a movement in which a dancer's feet or legs are brought together in the air and the dancer lands on both feet.

14 ChAines =  a series of short, usually rapid, turns performed in a straight line across the stage.

15 Pirouette = an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg.

16 1) Jeté = The literal French definition is “thrown”
1) Jeté = The literal French definition is “thrown”. In this jump, the dancer throws one leg up from the body in a grand battement while leaping from one foot on to the other. big ones are where the dancer appears to do the splits in the air. -Whereas- 2) Sodechat = leg is thrown straight in the air from a bent knee 2nd 1st

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