The ballet and its steps
Arabesque Is the name of a position of ballet of classical style, in which the dancer sustains ina leg and extends the another behind her. While she looks to in front, extends his armof the same side that the leg that finds of foot in front of her, besides extends his another arm to backwards. The feet can be in tip, in half tip or supported in the flat. The method of ballet Vaganova is a method of education developed by the Russian dancer Agripina Vaganova, that specifies four positions arabesques different inside the classical ballet, each one is slightly different to which precedes it.
Battement Tendú
Battement Pulled. It is an exercise to force the insteps to out. The foot of work goes out of the first or fifth position to the second or fourth position without the elevation of the finger of the foot of the earth. Both knees have to keep pulled. When the foot reaches the tendue of the pointe of the position, then goes back to the first or fifth position. The battements tendus can also do with the body in several positions.
Dedans, in
To inside. In steps and exercises the term dedans indicates that the leg, in a position à terre or in l'air, moves in a circular direction, in contrary sense to the needles of the clock. As, for example, in rond of jambe à terre in dedans. In pirouettes, the term indicates that a pirouette is done inwards, to the leg of support.
Dehors, in
External. In steps and exercises the term in dehors indicates that the leg, in a position à terre or in l'air, moves in a circular direction, in a clockwise direction. As, for example, in rond of jambe à terre in dehors. In pirouettes the term indicates that a pirouette is done external to the leg that works.
Demi-plié
Half flexión of the knees. All the steps of the elevation begin and finish with a demi-plié.
Développé, Temps
The time of developed of a movement. By the common use the term has abbreviated to développé. A développé is a movement in which the leg that works is elevated to the level of the knee of the leg of support and slowly expanded to an open position in l'air and sustained there with a perfect control. The hips are kept to level and in the direction in which the dancer confronts .
Devant:
In front. This term can refer to a step, the movement or the placing of a member in front of the body. In the reference to a particular step the addition of the word “devant” involves that the foot that works is closed in the front.
1) Term that describes a position in which the foot that works is planted in front of the another leg or in front of the body. For example:
• Attitude devant
• Cou-Of-pied devant
• I relieved passé devant
• Degagé devant
• Devant à terre
• Petit Withdrew devant
• I relieved devant
2) Term used to describe the direction of a movement which makes in front of the body. For example:
• Brisé Flew devant
• Battement frappé devant
• Balloné devant
• Pas soutenu devant
• Grand battement développé devant
• Petit développé passé devant
• Battement glissé devant
3) Term used when the movement makes it the foot of forward. For example:
• Assemblé devant
• Balloné composé Of côte devant
• Brisé 2 to 2 devant
• Coupé dessous brisé devant
• Entrechat trois devant
• I withdrew sauté passé devant
Croise : The term croisé uses in the ballet to indicate that seen from the public the legs of the dancer see crossed when they are in 5ta position.
Croisé devant
Basic position in the ballet that makes looking to the point 5 with the right leg in degagé devant. The arms plant in 4ta position with the left arm planted in 5ta. The top of the body is very pulled and the head is turned and elevated by what the look is between the point 1 and the 6. It makes of the same way with the left leg looking to the point 6.
Frappe:
Battement Frappés And Petit Battements
Battement frappé:
Variety of battement whose movement is struck, using for this the articulation of the knee and his termination in the foot that makes the exercise. It works to keep in external rotation the hip while the inferior part of the leg happens of the flexión to the brusque extension by impulse. His return, by the contrary, does softly to the cou of pied. This exercise is the base of the allegro, and strengthens insteps and tips of the foot. It is an important exercise if they want to begin to use the tips since the foot takes a lot of strength.
Petit Battement South him cou of pied:
It treats of a small golpeteo from the position of cou of pied, and the group of these steps are called petite batteries. A foot to the height of the ankle of the leg of base moves velozmente rear to forward, or vice versa, going through an opening in semi-flexión to the 2° repeated times. The thigh of the leg that executes it to him keeps motionless. It uses to purchase speed and lightness of movements.
Glissade
Slide. Gliding the foot of work of the fifth position in the direction required, the another foot closes to her. Glissade Is a step of floor and uses mainly to tie to other steps. The Glissade can execute with or without change of feet, and everything begins and finishes with a demi-plié. There is six glissades: devant, derrière, dessous, dessus, in avant, arrière. The difference between them depends of the positions that begin and that finish as well as the direction of the body.
Ron of Jambe
Round movement of the leg, that is to say, a movement circulate of the leg without moving the hips and the pelvis. The ronds of jambe uses like exercise in the bar, in the centre and can do to terre or in l'air. All those that do rightwards are déhors and to the left the dedans.
