DANCE EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
Parallel - Answers- No rotation, toes straight ahead
Jazz walk - Answers- A stylized walk in forced arch
Hinge - Answers- Legs in 2nd position with knee facing into body
Dig - Answers- Feet in 1st parallel, one heel up and bent, supporting leg straight
Pop - Answers- Legs in 2nd position with knee facing out away from body
Head rolls - Answers- Rotation of head
Isolations - Answers- Moving one body part at a time
Forced arch - Answers- Legs in releve with knees bent
Pencil turn - Answers- A pirouette done with both legs straight and close together
Kick ball change - Answers- A small kick followed by a shift of weight from the ball of
one foot to the whole of the other foot
Pivot turn - Answers- Stepping forward on one foot and rotating to the back on the balls
of both feet
Pas de bouree - Answers- Back side front, traveling, stationary, or turning
Three step turn - Answers- A traveling turn requiring 3 steps to complete one full turn
Pirourtte turn - Answers- Stationary turn on one foot with the other in passe, performed
in parallel
Pique turn - Answers- "To prick"- stepping directly onto the pointe of the supporting leg
while the other foot is in turned out passe
Soutenu turn - Answers- A turn with both feet supporting in releve
Grand battement - Answers- Brushing of the toe off the floor to its fullest extension
Tilt kick - Answers- A grand battement turned out to the diagonal with torso tilted away
from leg
Grand jete - Answers- "Big leap"- jumping from one foot and landing on the oppostie
Stationary leap - Answers- Jump from two feet to a split in the air landing on front foot
, Jete a la seconde/ second leap - Answers- A leap in second position, turned out
Chaine jete - Answers- A chaine in plie into a jete
Cross ball change - Answers- Cross front rock side step
Passe parallel - Answers- Toe is connected at the knee with knee to the front (no
rotation)
Opposition - Answers- The opposite arm and leg are forward during step
Plie - Answers- To bend, demi and grans
Releve - Answers- Rise
Changement - Answers- Jumping changing ballet positions
Port de bras - Answers- Any arm movement
Tendu - Answers- Stretch, brushing of the toe on floor with straight leg
Degage - Answers- To disengage, brushing of the toe off the floor with a straight leg
En croix - Answers- "The cross" front, side, back, side
Coupe - Answers- Toe at ankle, knee turned out
Passe - Answers- Toe at knee, knee turned out
Developee - Answers- A developing of the knee to its fullest extension through passe or
coupe
Pirourtte - Answers- A stationary turn on one foot with other in passe, performed in
dehors or dedans
Chaine - Answers- Linked together/"chain"
Chasse - Answers- To chase
Saute - Answers- Hop, jumping from one foot and landing on the same foot
Rond de jambe - Answers- Circular motion of the leg
Pique - Answers- To prick
Parallel - Answers- No rotation, toes straight ahead
Jazz walk - Answers- A stylized walk in forced arch
Hinge - Answers- Legs in 2nd position with knee facing into body
Dig - Answers- Feet in 1st parallel, one heel up and bent, supporting leg straight
Pop - Answers- Legs in 2nd position with knee facing out away from body
Head rolls - Answers- Rotation of head
Isolations - Answers- Moving one body part at a time
Forced arch - Answers- Legs in releve with knees bent
Pencil turn - Answers- A pirouette done with both legs straight and close together
Kick ball change - Answers- A small kick followed by a shift of weight from the ball of
one foot to the whole of the other foot
Pivot turn - Answers- Stepping forward on one foot and rotating to the back on the balls
of both feet
Pas de bouree - Answers- Back side front, traveling, stationary, or turning
Three step turn - Answers- A traveling turn requiring 3 steps to complete one full turn
Pirourtte turn - Answers- Stationary turn on one foot with the other in passe, performed
in parallel
Pique turn - Answers- "To prick"- stepping directly onto the pointe of the supporting leg
while the other foot is in turned out passe
Soutenu turn - Answers- A turn with both feet supporting in releve
Grand battement - Answers- Brushing of the toe off the floor to its fullest extension
Tilt kick - Answers- A grand battement turned out to the diagonal with torso tilted away
from leg
Grand jete - Answers- "Big leap"- jumping from one foot and landing on the oppostie
Stationary leap - Answers- Jump from two feet to a split in the air landing on front foot
, Jete a la seconde/ second leap - Answers- A leap in second position, turned out
Chaine jete - Answers- A chaine in plie into a jete
Cross ball change - Answers- Cross front rock side step
Passe parallel - Answers- Toe is connected at the knee with knee to the front (no
rotation)
Opposition - Answers- The opposite arm and leg are forward during step
Plie - Answers- To bend, demi and grans
Releve - Answers- Rise
Changement - Answers- Jumping changing ballet positions
Port de bras - Answers- Any arm movement
Tendu - Answers- Stretch, brushing of the toe on floor with straight leg
Degage - Answers- To disengage, brushing of the toe off the floor with a straight leg
En croix - Answers- "The cross" front, side, back, side
Coupe - Answers- Toe at ankle, knee turned out
Passe - Answers- Toe at knee, knee turned out
Developee - Answers- A developing of the knee to its fullest extension through passe or
coupe
Pirourtte - Answers- A stationary turn on one foot with other in passe, performed in
dehors or dedans
Chaine - Answers- Linked together/"chain"
Chasse - Answers- To chase
Saute - Answers- Hop, jumping from one foot and landing on the same foot
Rond de jambe - Answers- Circular motion of the leg
Pique - Answers- To prick
