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G |
Pronunciation |
Description |
gargouillade |
gahr•gooee•YAHD |
water spout an advance balletic jump from one foot to the other and can be done en dehors or en dedans example: right foot front
5th position - brush the front leg quickly to the side and jump up off the other leg;
while in the air first execute a ronds de jambes en l'air en dehors with the right leg and
as the right leg lands execute a ronds de jambes en l'air en dedans with the left leg,
then close the left leg 5th position front |
glissade |
glee•SAHD |
to slide a jump from one foot to the other that travels either front, side or back, and can be done with the legs changing positions (changé) or not (sans changé) example: right leg front 5th
position - brush the right leg to the side and jump on to it, then bring the left leg and
close it 5th position back |
grand |
grahn |
large |
grand jeté |
grahn zjuh•TAY |
large throw; to fling a large jump that is done from one foot to the other; it can be done either fermé (closed) or ouverte (open); there are many forms of grand jeté such grand jeté attitude croisé en arrière (large jump on the diagonal with one leg extended forward and the other leg extended to the back slightly bent at the knees) example: with the right leg
throw it forward with great force, jump up in the air with the left leg extended
backwards, and then land on the right leg |
grand pirouette |
grahn peer•WHET |
large turn a turn with the leg extended
to the side that is usually executed by the male dancer as a virtuoso movement in a series
of turns; in its single form both males and females practice it |
grand plié |
grahn plee•YAY |
a large bend a movement done in ballet
that requires both knees to fully bend at the same time and the body is lowered very close
to the floor - see plié |
grands ronds de jambes |
grahn rohn deh ZJAHMB |
a large movement of the leg a movement of the leg that
requires the dancer to either have the leg travel from the front to the back in a large
half-circle (en dehors) or circling in the reverse (en dedans) |
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L |
Pronunciation |
Description |
l'air, en |
ahn lahr |
in the air a term used to describe a
jump or leg position |
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M |
Pronunciation |
Description |
manège |
mah•NEZJ |
merry-go-round a descriptive term for a
series of steps that travel in a circle around the stage/room |
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N |
Pronunciation |
Description |
neuf |
nuhph |
nine |
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O |
Pronunciation |
Description |
ouverte |
oh•VEHR |
open |
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P |
Pronunciation |
Description |
pas |
pah |
step |
pas de basque |
see basque, pas de |
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pas de bourrée |
see bourrée, pas de |
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pas de bourrée suivi |
see bourrée suivi, pas de |
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pas de chat |
see
chat, pas de |
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pas de cheval |
see cheval, pas de |
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pas de ciseaux |
see ciseaux, pas de |
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passé |
pah•SAY |
to pass a position and/or movement
that requires the working leg to have its foot pointed to the side of the supporting leg's
knee |
penché |
pahn~SHAY |
to incline a movement where one leg is
extended backwards and the other is standing on the floor, from that position lean forward
as the extended leg is raised |
petite |
puh•TEET |
small |
piqué |
pee•KAY |
to prick a movement that calls for
the dancer to quickly step out on one leg to the half-toe position (demi-relevé) |
pirouette |
peer•WHET |
whirling a generalized term used in
ballet to describe a turn; in the Russian method they usually refer to turns as tours |
plié |
plee•YAY |
to bend a movement fundamental to
ballet that requires the bending of the knee(s) - see demi-plié; grand plié |
poisson, de |
duh pwah•SOHN |
of the fish a movement that describes a
jump from two feet with the legs held tightly together and the body bent backwards |
port de bras |
pohr duh brah |
carriage of the arms a term used to decribe a movement of the upper torso and arms in the Russian method there
are six port de bras |
porté |
pohr•TAY |
to travel; portage - to carry a descriptive term used for
a number of jumps calling for the movement to travel smoothly and close to the floor |
posé |
poh•SAY |
to pose a term used to describe a
specific position |
préparation |
pray•pahr•AH•zjohn |
to prepare a term that usually describes a movement before the ronds de jambes à terre exercise - this movement can be done inwards (en dedans) or outwards (en dehors) example: right leg 5th
position front - bend the knee of the supporting leg as the right leg is extended forward,
then carry the right leg to the side (or back) as the supporting leg straightens |
préparation, grand |
grahn pray•pahr•AH•zjohn |
large preparation a term that describes a large circular movement with the leg as the body is bent forward then backward - this movement can be done inwards (en dedans) or outwards (en dehors) example: right leg 5th
position front - bend the knee of the supporting leg as the right leg is extended forward
and the body is bent forward over the extended leg , then carry the right leg to the back
as the supporting leg straightens and the body is lifted up and bent backwards |
promenade |
prohm•NAHD |
a walk; an excursion a movement that is done on
one foot and is usually done slow and even; in the Russian method it is usually referred
to as tour lent |
