What every move in ballet.Like every move.And how you do them and how they would

Question: What every move in ballet!.Like every move!.And how you do them and how they would look done properly!?

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Arabesque

Example of arabesque penchée(aa rah besk) Literally, "in Arabic fashion!." The position of the body supported on one leg, with the other leg extended behind the body with the knee straight!. The back leg may either touch the floor in tendu back (called arabesque par terre), or be raised at an angle!. Common angles are 45° (also called à demi hauteur), and 90° (à la hauteur)!. When the angle is much greater than 90° and the body leans forward to counterbalance the back leg, the pose is called arabesque penchée!. There are also various arm and leg combinations, such as forward on the same side as the back leg or the other arm forward!. See also Arabesque (ballet position)!.

Arrière
(aa ree air) French for "back"!. A step en arrière moves backwards, away from the audience!. A movement done to behind the dancer would be termed for instance grand battement en arrière

Attitude

A position in which the dancer stands on one leg (known as the supporting leg) while the other leg (working leg) is lifted and well turned out with the knee bent at approximately 120-degree angle!. The lifted or working leg can be behind (derrière), in front (devant), or on the side (à la seconde) of the body!. If the leg in attitude derrière is resting on the floor, then the pose is known as B-plus!. It is important to note that when executing an attitude position devant or derrière, the knee should be in line with the ankle, as if the whole leg would be resting on a surface!. The attitude position can be performed with the supporting leg and foot either en pointe, demi pointe or on a flat foot

Balancé
(bal an say) French word for "balance"!. Like Waltz rythm, it is a movement beginning with one foot in coupé derrière, then shooting out to support the other foot, the other foot coming behind in coupé derrière, then rocking back on the foot in coupé, then repeat!.

Ballon
Ballon means to bounce, where the dancer can show the lightness of the movement!. It describes a quality, not the elevation or height, of the jump!. Even in small, quick jumps (petite allégro), dancers strive to exhibit ballon!.

Battement
(bat-man) This is a kicking movement of the working leg (i!.e!. the leg that is performing a technique)!. Battements are usually executed in front (en avant or à la quatrieme devant), to the side (à la seconde) or back (en arrière or à la quatrieme derrière)!.
ex:
*battement développé is usually a slow battement in which the leg is first lifted to retiré position, then fully extended passing through attitude position!.
*battement fondu is a battement (usually slower) from a fondu (both knees bent, working foot on the cou-de-pied of the supporting leg) position and extends until both legs are straight!. It can be executed double
*battement frappé is a battement where the foot moves from a flexed position next to the other ankle, and extends out to a straight position, by doing so hitting the floor (the so-called frappé)!. In the Russian school the foot is wrapped around the ankle, rather than flexed and does not strike the floor!. In this case, the frappè is given by the working foot striking the ankle of the supporting leg!. Battements frappès can be executed double!.
*battement glissé is a rapid battement normally taken to 2-3 centimeters off the floor (literally means a "gliding" battement)!. See battement tendu jeté!.
*etc!.

Batterie
A whole family of techniques involving jumps, where the feet cross quickly in front and behind each other, creating a flapping or "beating" effect mid-air and brushing through first position!.

Brisé
(bre sey) A jump similar to an assemblé!. One leg is thrust from the fifth position to the second position in the air; the second leg reaches the first in mid-air executing a beat!. It is a traveling movement!. In other words, the dancer executes an assemblé, then, doing a beat, changes fifth positions in the air!. The dancer may practice petits battements in preparation for this step!.

Bras Croisé
Literally "Crossed arms"!. Arms are placed so that, when the dancer is facing one of the stage corners, one is extended to the second position away from the audience and the other is curved in first position front (Cecchetti forth position en avant)!.

Cha?nés
(sheh ney) This is a common abbreviation for tours cha?nés déboulés, which is a series of quick turns on alternating feet with progression along a straight line or circle!. They are also known as cha?nés tournes!. In classical ballet it is done on the pointes or demi-pointes (on the balls of the feet)!.

Changement de pieds
(shanje-mawn duh pyay) Literally "exchange of feet"!. A jump in which the feet change positions in the air!. For example, beginning in fifth position with the right foot front, plié and jump, switching the right to the back, landing with the left foot front in fifth position!. In the Vaganova's method, petit changement de pieds indicates a changement where the feet barely leave the floor!.

Chassé
(sha say) Chassé, literally "chased or "hunted"!. A slide forwards, backwards, or sideways with both legs bent, then springing into the air with legs meeting and straightened!. It can be done either in a gallop (like children pretending to ride a horse) or by pushing the first foot along the floor in a plié to make the springing jump up!.

Croisé, croisée
(qua zey) Meaning: crossed!. One of the directions of épaulement!. The dancer stands facing one of the corners of the stage; his/her body is placed at an oblique angle to the audience!. The leg may be crossed to the front or to the back!. Croisé is used in the third, fourth and fifth positions of the legs!. The dancer is in croisé if the front leg is the right leg, and the dancer is facing the front-left corner of the stage; or if the front leg is the left, and the dancer is facing the front-right corner, then the dancer is in croisé!. In croisé position the dancer should be aligned so that the audience can see both his/her shoulders and hips!.

Demi
(dem-EE) Half, or small!. Applied to plié and pointe and other movements or positions to indicate a smaller or lesser version!.

Développé
(de vell lo pay) A common abbreviation for battement développé!. A movement in which the leg is first lifted to retiré position, then fully extended passing through attitude position!. It can be done in front (en avant), to the side (à la seconde), or to the back (derrière)!.

échappé
(eh sha PAY)!. Literally "escaped"!. A movement done from a closed (first or fifth) position to an open (second or fourth) position!. There are two kinds of échappés: échappé sauté and échappé sur le pointes or demi-pointes!. In an échappé sauté, the dancer takes a deep plié followed by a jump in which the legs "escape" into either second (usually when starting from first position) or fourth position (usually when starting from fifth position), landing in demi-plié!. In échappé sur le pointes/demi-pointes the dancer, after taking a deep plié, springs onto pointes or demi-pointes, ending in either second position (when starting from first position) or fourth (when starting from fifth) with knees straight!. In all cases, the dancer may or may not return to the initial position, depending on the choreography!.

Effacé, effacée
(ef fah say) Literally "shaded"!. One of the directions of épaulement in which the dancer stands at an oblique angle to the audience so that a part of the body is taken back and almost hidden from view!. This direction is termed ouvert in the French method!. Effacé is also used to qualify a pose in which the legs are open, not crossed!. This pose may be taken devant or derrière, either à terre or en l'air!. If the front leg is the right, and the dancer is facing the front-right corner of the stage, he is in effacé; or, if the front leg is the left and she is facing the front-left corner, she is in effacé!. This position is the opposite of croise!.

Elevé
(ay-leh-VAY)!. Literally "rise"!. A relevé without the plié, so that the dancer simply rises directly to demi or pointe from flat feet all the way to the balls of the feet!. (very important for pointe)

Failli
(FAY-lee)!. The dancer springs into the air, landing on the front foot with the back foot raised!. The back foot then slides through to the front!. During the spring the body is turned slightly inwards towards the front foot with the face turned away!.

Fondu
(FON-doo)!. Literally "to melt"!. (Leg is lifted at 45-degree angle and bends in and back out)

Fouetté
(fweh TAY)!. Literally "whipped"!. The term indicates either a turn with a quick change in the direction of the working leg as it passes in front of or behind the supporting leg, or a quick whipping around of the body from one direction to another!. There are many kinds of fouetté: petit fouetté (à terre, en demi-pointe or sauté) and grand fouetté (sauté, relevé or en tournant)!. An introductory form for beginner dancers, executed at the barre is as follows: facing the barre, the dancer executes a grand battement to the side, then turns the body so that the lifted leg ends up in arabesque position!.
(extremely difficult on pointe!.!.!.dangerous without experience)

Frappé
(frah pay)!. Literally "hit" or "strike"!.

Glissade
(glee sahd) Literally, to glide!. This is a traveling step starting in fifth position with demi-plié: the front foot moves out to a point, both legs briefly straighten as weight is shifted onto the pointed foot, and the other foot moves in to meet the first!. A glissade can be en avant, en arrière, dessous, and dessus!.

Grand plié
(grahn pli AY) A full plié, or bending of the knees!. The back should be straight and aligned with the heels, and the legs are turned out with knees over the feet!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

off the top of my head (im not so sure about the spellings):
-passe
-grand jete
-sote
-jete
-releve
-demi plie
-plie
-arabesque
-tondue
-pa de boure (sp majorily on that one)
-glisside
-asamble
-en pointe
-sache
-pirouette
-changements
i cant really remember the other names right now!. we usually practice by saying things (well us students, anyway) like 'oh Katie, and then you do that this thing, and then Will lifts you up' :)

and it's kinda hard to explain every move!. but you have to remember to keep you toes pointed!!! my teachers have a fit when my friends and i forget! and keep your legs strong, and PULL UP! it makes a difference, i swear, think light!. turn out! unless of course, you're suppose to turn in!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's called youtube!.com
They have alot of instrctional videos that help with learning the steps and "moves"!. It helped alot when I first started my ballet classes :)

And for a list, well just google: Ballet Moves List, or something along those lines!. Something is bound to pop up, good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

There are literally hundreds of steps in ballet, and all of them have French names!. You can't learn from the Internet or a book!. You need real classes with a real teacher!.Www@QuestionHome@Com