Ballet Written Exam #1 questions and
answers graded A+
Relationship of cross sides of the body - correct answer ✔✔ Cross Lateral connection
sitting bones, bottom of the pelvis - correct answer ✔✔ Define sitz bone
Area we can feel, see, etc that gives us important info - correct answer ✔✔ Define boney
landmark
top of the pelvis - correct answer ✔✔ Define iliac crest
Toes extended as far away as they can - correct answer ✔✔ Define point
Knees and toes not pointed in same direction - correct answer ✔✔ Define sickle
Half bend - correct answer ✔✔ Define demi plie
full bend of the knees - correct answer ✔✔ grand plie
-Warms up leg muscles
-Softens landings of jumps
-Increases height for jumps
-Helps prevent injury (especially of the knees, spine, and ankles) - correct answer ✔✔
Importance of a plie
, to disengage - correct answer ✔✔ Define degage
Step to connect - correct answer ✔✔ Define temps lie
To rise - correct answer ✔✔ Define eleve
to raise - correct answer ✔✔ Define releve
Eleve just goes straight up. Releve you go from a demi plie into eleve - correct answer ✔✔
Difference between eleve and releve
arms low - correct answer ✔✔ define bras bas
arms forward - correct answer ✔✔ define bras avant
above body/ arms high - correct answer ✔✔ define bras hauts
to side - correct answer ✔✔ define en seconde
carriage of arms and feet - correct answer ✔✔ define "position de bras"
carriage of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ Define "Port De Bras"
Carriage of the arms w/ arched body - correct answer ✔✔ Define Port De Bras au Corps Combre
answers graded A+
Relationship of cross sides of the body - correct answer ✔✔ Cross Lateral connection
sitting bones, bottom of the pelvis - correct answer ✔✔ Define sitz bone
Area we can feel, see, etc that gives us important info - correct answer ✔✔ Define boney
landmark
top of the pelvis - correct answer ✔✔ Define iliac crest
Toes extended as far away as they can - correct answer ✔✔ Define point
Knees and toes not pointed in same direction - correct answer ✔✔ Define sickle
Half bend - correct answer ✔✔ Define demi plie
full bend of the knees - correct answer ✔✔ grand plie
-Warms up leg muscles
-Softens landings of jumps
-Increases height for jumps
-Helps prevent injury (especially of the knees, spine, and ankles) - correct answer ✔✔
Importance of a plie
, to disengage - correct answer ✔✔ Define degage
Step to connect - correct answer ✔✔ Define temps lie
To rise - correct answer ✔✔ Define eleve
to raise - correct answer ✔✔ Define releve
Eleve just goes straight up. Releve you go from a demi plie into eleve - correct answer ✔✔
Difference between eleve and releve
arms low - correct answer ✔✔ define bras bas
arms forward - correct answer ✔✔ define bras avant
above body/ arms high - correct answer ✔✔ define bras hauts
to side - correct answer ✔✔ define en seconde
carriage of arms and feet - correct answer ✔✔ define "position de bras"
carriage of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ Define "Port De Bras"
Carriage of the arms w/ arched body - correct answer ✔✔ Define Port De Bras au Corps Combre
