Grade 2 Cecchetti Ballet Exam
questions well answered graded A+
positions of the feet - correct answer ✔✔ premiere (1st) seconde (2nd) troisieme (3rd)
quatrieme (4th) cinquieme (5th)
positions of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ premiere (1st) seconde (2nd) demi-seconde (half
second) cinquieme en bas (fifth low) cinquieme en avant (fifth front) cinquieme en haut (fifth
high)
additional positions of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ trosieme (third) quatrieme en avant
(fourth to the front) quatrieme en haut (fourth high)
five positions of the head - correct answer ✔✔ erect; raised; lowered; turned; inclined
additional positions of the body - correct answer ✔✔ croisee devant (crossed in front) croisee
derriere (crossed in back)
additional movements in dancing - correct answer ✔✔ glisser (to glide) tourner (to turn)
exercises a la barre - correct answer ✔✔ exercises at the barre
deux demi- plies, et un grand plie en (seconde, premiere, cinquieme devant, et cinquieme
derriere) - correct answer ✔✔ two half bending movements and one large bending moments
and one large bending movement in second, first, fifth front, and fifth in back
, battements tendus en croix et battements degages a la seconde - correct answer ✔✔ stretched
beatings in the shape of a cross and disengaged beatings to second
ronds de jambe a terre en dehors et en dedants - correct answer ✔✔ circles of the leg on the
ground outward and inward
battements frappes - correct answer ✔✔ struck beatings
grand battements - correct answer ✔✔ large beatings
petits battements sur le cou-de-pid - correct answer ✔✔ small beatings on the ankle
developpe a la quatrieme devant, a la seconde, a la quatrieme derriere, degage a la seconde,
demi-detourne - correct answer ✔✔ slow controlled movement- developing movement to the
fourth in front, to the seconde, to the fourth in back, disengaged movement to the second, half
turn toward the the back foot
echappe releve change, releve en cinquieme, releve devant - correct answer ✔✔ escaping
movement raised and changed, rise in fifth position, rise in front
coupes dessouos et dessus et pas de bourree dessous - correct answer ✔✔ cutting steps under
and over and a bourree step under
bourree - correct answer ✔✔ step from an old french dance
exercices au milieu - correct answer ✔✔ exercises in the middle of the room
port de bras - correct answer ✔✔ carriage of the arms
questions well answered graded A+
positions of the feet - correct answer ✔✔ premiere (1st) seconde (2nd) troisieme (3rd)
quatrieme (4th) cinquieme (5th)
positions of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ premiere (1st) seconde (2nd) demi-seconde (half
second) cinquieme en bas (fifth low) cinquieme en avant (fifth front) cinquieme en haut (fifth
high)
additional positions of the arms - correct answer ✔✔ trosieme (third) quatrieme en avant
(fourth to the front) quatrieme en haut (fourth high)
five positions of the head - correct answer ✔✔ erect; raised; lowered; turned; inclined
additional positions of the body - correct answer ✔✔ croisee devant (crossed in front) croisee
derriere (crossed in back)
additional movements in dancing - correct answer ✔✔ glisser (to glide) tourner (to turn)
exercises a la barre - correct answer ✔✔ exercises at the barre
deux demi- plies, et un grand plie en (seconde, premiere, cinquieme devant, et cinquieme
derriere) - correct answer ✔✔ two half bending movements and one large bending moments
and one large bending movement in second, first, fifth front, and fifth in back
, battements tendus en croix et battements degages a la seconde - correct answer ✔✔ stretched
beatings in the shape of a cross and disengaged beatings to second
ronds de jambe a terre en dehors et en dedants - correct answer ✔✔ circles of the leg on the
ground outward and inward
battements frappes - correct answer ✔✔ struck beatings
grand battements - correct answer ✔✔ large beatings
petits battements sur le cou-de-pid - correct answer ✔✔ small beatings on the ankle
developpe a la quatrieme devant, a la seconde, a la quatrieme derriere, degage a la seconde,
demi-detourne - correct answer ✔✔ slow controlled movement- developing movement to the
fourth in front, to the seconde, to the fourth in back, disengaged movement to the second, half
turn toward the the back foot
echappe releve change, releve en cinquieme, releve devant - correct answer ✔✔ escaping
movement raised and changed, rise in fifth position, rise in front
coupes dessouos et dessus et pas de bourree dessous - correct answer ✔✔ cutting steps under
and over and a bourree step under
bourree - correct answer ✔✔ step from an old french dance
exercices au milieu - correct answer ✔✔ exercises in the middle of the room
port de bras - correct answer ✔✔ carriage of the arms
