Ballet List #6

Chassé - a step in which one foot chases the other
Tombé - a movement in which the dancer with the working leg falls forward, backward or sideways into a fondu
Temps Lié - a series of steps and arm movement in fourth, fifth, and second position
Tour de Promenade -dancer turns slowly in place on one foot by a series of slight movement of the heel
Attitude - one leg with the other is lifted in back with the knee bent at a 90 degree angle and turned out. The arm on the side of the raised leg is curved over the head while the other arm is extended to the side
Pas de chat - jump in which the feet are lifted, one after the other, to the level of the opposite knee
Pas de Cheval - Starting with the working leg in pointe tendu, draw it along the floor back to the supporting leg without pausing, move it up to cou-de-pied and back out to pointe tendu in a small developpé. The step resembles the pawing of a horse.
Pirouette - Turning on one leg; If the direction of the turn rotates the raised leg away from the front of the body, the pirouette is en dehors; if it rotates the leg toward the front, it is en dedans. The dancer spots in order to avoid becoming disoriented

Ballet list #'s 3,4, &5

Structure of the Barre
- Therapeutic Barre
- Pliés
- Battement Tendu
-Battement Degagé
- Rond De Jambe Á Terre
          - En Dehors
          - En Dedans
- Battement Frappé
- Battement Fondu
- Petit Battements
- Grand Battements

Sissonne: a jump from both feet onto one foot Body Positions

- Croisé Devant: crossed in front; dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience facing either one of the two front corners of the room. The leg nearer to the audience is pointed in the fourth position or raised to the fourth en l'air. The arms are placed en attitude with the arm that is low being extended.

 

- Á La Quatriéme Devant: to the fourth position front; dancer is facing the audience, arms in the second position and either foot pointed in the fourth position front á terre or raised tot he fourth position  front en l'air.

 

- Effacé Devant: dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience, facing either one of the two front corners of the room. The leg farther from the audience is pointed in the fourth position front á terre or raised to the fourth en l'air. The arms are placed en attitude, the arm that is low is extended.

 

 

 

- Écarté Devant: dancer faces either one of the two front corners of the room with the leg that is closer to the audience pointed in the second position á terre or raised to second position en l'air. The arms are held with the right arm curved over the head, head facing the right arm, and left arm in demi-seconde position.

 

 

- Á La Seconde: foot is to be placed in second position or that a movement is to be made to the second position en l'air.

 

 

-Effacé Derriére: opposite of efface devant; leg closer to the audience is pointed in the fourth position back á terre or raised to the fourth position en l'air. The arms are en attitude, higher arm is extended.

 

 

- Á La Quatriéme Derriére: dancer stands facing the audience, arms in second position and either foot pointed in the fourth position back á terre or raised  to the fourth position back en l'air.

 

 

- Croisé Derriére: leg farther from the audience is pointed in the fourth position back á terre or raised to the fourth position en l'air. The arms are en attitude, lower arm is extended.

 

Russian Arabesque

- 1st: raised leg effacé - downstage arm is second, upstage arm is forward

- 2nd: raised leg effacé - downstage arm is forward, upstage arm is second

- 3rd: raised leg croisé - upstage arm is forward, downstage arm is second

- 4th: raised leg croisé - upstage arm is second, downstage am is forward

* Cecchetti

3rd: raised leg effacé - both arms are forward, upstage arm higher than downstage