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BALLET PLIE DEFINITIONS



what are the actual dance definitions for these words?

1. grand battement
2. sickling
3. chaines
4. demi
5. developpe
6. pirouette
7. glissade
8. port de bras
9. positions of the arm 1st through 5th
10. positions of the feet 1st through 5th
11. pas-de-bourree
12. jete
11. turn out
12. pull up/ open and closed ribcage
13. releve
14.pique
15. plie
16. ballet
17. releve
18. jazz
19. hip-hop
20. modern
21. tap

this is for a project and i know what these things ARE and for some i know their TRANSLATIONS but i need their DEFINITIONS which is really hard to find on the internet

Thank you!

1. grand battement- large beating; a beating action of the extended leg
2. sickling- turned in foot
3. chaines- chain, link; series of turns
4. demi- small (often followed by plie)
5. developpe- develope
6. pirouette- turn with turned out leg
7. glissade- slide
8. port de bras- carriage of arms
9. positions of the arm 1st through 5th- placements of arm
10. positions of the feet 1st through 5th- placements of feet
11. pas-de-bourree- step of bouree
12. jete- throw; a leap
11. turn out- a turning out of feet using the thigh and butt muscles
12. pull up/ open and closed ribcage- a positioning of ribcage affecting carriage and posture
13. releve- lift; approach to demi- or three-quarter pointe from plie
14.pique- pricked, sting; approach to demi- or three quarter pointe
15. plie- bending; of the knee
16. ballet- to dance (latin derived)
17. releve- lift; approach to demi- or three-quarter pointe
18. jazz- form of dance that includes qualities such as “ ’swinging’, improvising, group interaction, developing an ‘individual voice’, and being ‘open’ to different musical possibilitiescan. It Refers to several related dance styles. All of them are connected via common roots, namely tap, ballet, jazz music, and African-American rhythms and dance.

19. hip-hop- form of dance meaning “informed” or “current,”
20. modern- form of dance meaning free movement dance
21. tap- form of dance. The name comes from the tapping sound made when the small metal plates on the dancer’s shoes touch a hard floor.

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