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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 (chang�) or not (sans chang�) 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 jet� |
grahn zjuh�TAY |
large throw; to fling a large jump that is done from one foot to the other; it can be done either ferm� (closed) or ouverte (open); there are many forms of grand jet� such grand jet� attitude crois� en arri�re (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 pli� |
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 pli� |
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 |
man�ge |
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 |
pas de bourr�e |
� | see bourr�e, pas de |
pas de bourr�e suivi |
� | see bourr�e suivi, pas de |
pas de chat |
� | see
chat, pas de |
pas de cheval |
� | see cheval, pas de |
pas de ciseaux |
� | see ciseaux, pas de |
pass� |
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 |
pench� |
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 |
piqu� |
pee�KAY |
to prick a movement that calls for
the dancer to quickly step out on one leg to the half-toe position (demi-relev�) |
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 |
pli� |
plee�YAY |
to bend a movement fundamental to
ballet that requires the bending of the knee(s) - see demi-pli�; grand pli� |
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 |
port� |
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 |
pos� |
poh�SAY |
to pose a term used to describe a
specific position |
pr�paration |
pray�pahr�AH�zjohn |
to prepare a term that usually describes a movement before the ronds de jambes � 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 |
pr�paration, 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 |
