Ballet and Classical Music
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Topic: Classical
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Content Inside: Vocabulary Ballet and Classical Music Lesson Connection: Ballet and Classical Music Copyright The Kennedy Center. All rights reserved. ARTSEDGE materials may be reproduced for educational purposes. barre:piece of wooden equipment used for balance Five positions of the feet (have students diagram each position on the opposite side of the index card): • 1st position • 2nd position • 3rd position • 4th position • 5th position plié: to bend the knees tendu: to stretch the feet port de bras: use of the arms degages: to disengage off the floor grand battement: to toss your leg in the air chassé:to slide along the floor grand jeté:leap from one foot to the other pirouette:to turn on one leg curtsey/bow: to bend and gesture toward the audience
feet 1st position 2nd position 3rd position diagram