Ballet Unit Guide Name:______Pd. ____ ​ ​ Technique Demi Pointe- High on the balls of the feet. Demi Plie- Half bend of the knees. ​ ​ Port de Bras- Carriage of the arms. ​ Tendu- Stretched, to point. ​ En Bas- Low (arms). ​ Degage- To disengage. En Haut- High (arms). ​ ​ Devant- Front. Rond de Jambe- Round of the leg, circular ​ ​ movement. A la Seconde- To the second (side). ​ Derriere- Behind, back. Fondu- To melt. ​ ​ In a cross (front, side, back, side). En Croix- Developpe- To develop, developing movement. ​ ​ Reverence- Curtsey. ​ Grand - Large beat. ​ Passe- To pass, passed. ​

Releve- To rise to the balls of the feet from plie. Pirouette- Spin or whirl. ​ ​ Cou de pied- “Neck” of the foot, wrapped. ● En dedans- Inside. ​ ​ Sous Sous- Over, under. ● En dehors- Outside. ​ ​ Saute- to jump, jumped. Chaines- Series of rapid turns, chain, link. ​ ​ Attitude- Position on one leg, other lifted in back, Chasse- Chased. ​ ​ the knee bent at an angle of 90 degrees so that the Tombe- To fall, falling down. knee is higher than the foot. ​ Pas de Bourre- Back, side, front. Bourre step. ​ Arabesque- The position of the body supported on ​ Grand Jete- Large throw. one leg with the opposite leg extended (straight) ​ behind the body. Pas de Chat- Step of the cat. ​ Saut de Chat- Jump of the cat. ​ ​

A series of slow, fluid exercises to develop the dancer’s balance, strength and grace. *Adagio- ​ ​ ​

Support of the skeletal system. Moving in a safe and healthy way Dynamic Alignment- ​ for your body. ​ ​ Turn Out- Rotation of the leg which comes from the hips, causing the knee and foot to ​ ​ turn outward​ , away from the center of the body. This rotation allows for greater extension of the leg. ● Rotational flexibility and the strength to properly hold it. ​ ● Hips opening like a book from the center of the body. ● Work within ______turn out!

Turn Out Myths: 1. If your feet are turned out 180 degrees, that means you’re using your . 2. Walking turned out in your day-to-day life will improve your turnout. 3. If you want to avoid injury, don’t push your turnout.

Things to Remember:

● Knees over ______. ● Knee, Ankle, Hip Relationship. ● Lift up before arching back, do not crunch. ● All jumps begin and end in ______.

Positions of the Feet Contemporary Ballet, Thoughts from Professionals and Choreographers

Where was very much directed towards the audience, with contemporary ballet, you turn the room. The audience is asked to look at what is happening between the dancers. But it still uses the classical vocabulary and the aesthetic of a beautiful line.

Contemporary ballet means any ballet choreography made today.

Contemporary ballet is a style that remains ambiguous. It allows the body to careen off balance and the stage relationships to shift. It’s less bent on creating masterworks, and more curious to be playing in a sandbox of possibilities.