BALLET EXAM Name:_______________

Period:________

Total: ________

MUSICALITY

1. Dance musicality is matching your ___________ with the rhythm, mood and
melody of the music.
2. Most dances are choreographed in ___ counts.

BALLET HISTORY

3. Ballet originated in the ________________ courts of the 15th century.

4. By 1661, a dance academy had opened in Paris, and in 1681 ballet moved from
the courts to the __________.

LABEL THE ARM POSITION

5. __________ 6._______________ 7. ___________

8.________________ 9. _______________
LABEL THE FEET POSITIONS

10. _______________ 11. ____________________

12. __________________ 13. _________________

ENGLISH WORDS FRENCH WORDS

14. Over- Under 14. ______________________

15.______________________ 15. Tendu

16. To Leap/ Jump/ Throw 16. ______________________

17. Leading Female Dancer 17. ______________________

18. Male Dancer 18. ______________________

19. ______________________ 19. Demi Plie

20. Arms 20. ______________________

21. End of a Ballet 21. ______________________

22. Beating Step 22. ______________________

23. Step of the Cat 23. ______________________

24. To Spin 24. ______________________

25. Carriage of the Arms 25. ______________________

26. ______________________ 26. Releve

27. Jump 27. ______________________

28. Low Arms 28. ______________________

29. ______________________ 29. Grand Plie

30. To Chase 30. ______________________

31. ______________________ 31. Chain