Dance Test Review

Match the French ballet term to its English translation:

• to bend

• sauté

• to jump

• retiré

• to withdraw

• plié

• to stretch

• pirouette

• to spin

• tendu

​ (a)   means that your thighs, knees, and toes are facing directly forwards. ​ (b)   means your thighs, knees and toes are pointing away from one another on an angle.

• Parallel
• Turned out
• Perpendicular
• Angled out
• Pointed Straight

Match the following positions of the feet to their correct name:

• ballet first

• 
• jazz first

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• ballet second

• 
• jazz second

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Which of the following are examples of static stretches? (You may choose more than one)

• Doing 10 relevés in a row.

• Holding a plank for 15 seconds

• Touching your toes for 25 seconds.

• Doing 5 pliés in a row.

A ​ (a)   involves slow, controlled movements through a full range of motion. A ​ (b)   is when you hold a position where you can feel tension in your muscles for 10-30 seconds.

• dynamic stretch
• static stretch
• frozen stretch
• moving stretch
• statue stretch
• status stretch

There are ​ (a)   positions of the feet.

• five
• four
• six
• three

Put the elements of dance in order:

• Energy

• Body

• Time

• Space

• Relationship

Why do we warm up before we dance? (You can choose more than one)

• to prevent our heart from beating too fast

• to reduce the chance of injury

• to make our hearts pump more blood to our legs

• to prepare ourselves psychologically

• to improve performance

You should always turn out from your ​ (a)   , otherwise you can hurt yourself.

• hips
• knees
• ankles
• feet
• legs

Match the following movements to their correct name:

• pirouette

• 
• retiré

• 
• relevé

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