Final Exam Review

What does the term "Plie" refer to in ballet terminology?

• Jumping changing ballet positions

• Bending of the knees

• A circular motion of the leg

• Rising of the heels

What is the meaning of "Tendu" in ballet?

• Stretching the toe ON the floor with a straight leg

• Brushing the toe OFF the floor with a straight leg

• Jumping changing ballet positions

• A circular motion of the leg

Which term describes a brushing of the toe OFF the floor with a straight leg?

• Releve

• Degage

• Changement

• Rond de Jambe

What does "Releve" mean in ballet?

• Jumping changing ballet positions

• Rising of the heels

• A circular motion of the leg

• Brushing the toe off the floor

Which ballet term refers to a circular motion of the leg?

• Changement

• Rond de Jambe

• Pirouette

• Chaine

What is a "Pirouette" in ballet?

• A stationary turn on one foot with the other in passé

• A traveling movement defined as “step, together, step”

• A chain of turns stepping from foot to foot

• Jumping from one foot and landing on the opposite

What does "Chaine" refer to in ballet?

• A chain of turns stepping from foot to foot

• A stationary turn on one foot

• Jumping from one foot and landing on the opposite

• A circular motion of the leg

What is the definition of "Chasse" in ballet?

• A traveling movement defined as “step, together, step”

• A stationary turn on one foot

• A chain of turns stepping from foot to foot

• Jumping from one foot and landing on the opposite

What does "Grand Jete" mean in ballet?

• Jumping from one foot and landing on the opposite

• A stationary turn on one foot

• A chain of turns stepping from foot to foot

• A circular motion of the leg

What is the 1st ballet position?

• Heels Apart, Toes Apart

• Heel touching arch

• Heels Together, toes apart

• Heel in line with the arch, forward