Can You Identify Following Ballet Dance Moves Flashcards

Can you identify the following ballet dance moves? These flashcards may be useful to you. One of the most typical ballet moves is called the plie. It is a ballet step in which the dancers bend their knees. Plies can be done in many positions, For example, the first position is where dancers heels contact each other, and the toes point outward. Read and study these flashcards and see how much you learn about ballet dance.

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Can You Identify Following Ballet Dance Moves Flashcards - Flashcards

Grand Jete

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Front	Back
Grand Jete	- a leap where one leg is straight forward and the other straight back.
Tour Jete	*- a movement when* *the* *dancer leaps from one foot, makes a half turn in the air, and lands on the other foot.*
Assemblé	*- a movement in which a dancer’s feet or legs are brought together in the air and the dancer lands on both feet.*
Stag Leap	*- a movement when the dancer leaps with front leg bent facing forward and the back leg behind also bent sideways.*
Barrel Turn	*- a large leap that involves arching the back, throwing the head back and turning in the air with bent legs.*
Pirouette	*- a movement where you go up into releave with the opposite leg at a pointed toe to the knee then spin.*
Straddle Jump	*- a movement when you jump straight up and both legs go to the opposite sides.*
Chaine Turns	*- a movement when you go up into releave and spin continuously.*
Turning Leap	- a movement where you would spin about two times then leap into a grand jete and land rolling to the floor.
Leg Extension	*- a stance where you take one leg and bring it all the way straight up so that your legs are in a 180 degree angle.*