Cecchetti Grade 4 Theory and Terminology
as emble elance en ecarte
Assembling darted in a spread position
attitude efface
attitude shaded
battement balance
beatgen rocking step
battement degage
beating disengaged
battement tendu
beating stretched
battement frappe
beatings struck
pas de couree couru
bourree step running
pas de bourree dessours
bourree step under
port de bras
carriage or movement of the arms - first, second, third & fourth port de bra
chasee
chasing step
rond de jambe a terre endehor et en dedans
circling of the leg on the floor outward and inward
fixed points of the practice room
corner one, two, three, four -- wall five, six, seven, eight
eight body positions
croise devant (crossed front), ala quatrieme devant (to the fourth front), ecarte (spread), efface (shaded), a la seconde (to the second), epaule (shouldered) a la quatrieme derriere (to the 4th back), croise derriere (crossed in back)
coupe dessus
cutting over
coupe dessous
cutting under
five head positions
erect, lowered, raised, turned, inclined
eschappe suate a la seconde
escaping movement jumped to second
echappe releve
escaping movement raised
exercises a la barre
exercises at the barre
exercises au milieu
exercises in the center
positions of the feet
first, second, third, fifth
five arabesques
first, second, third, fourth, fifth
quatrieme ferme
fourth closed - opens from third
quatrieme croise
fourth crossed - opens from fifth
quatrieme ouverte
fourth open - opens from first
glissade derriere
gliding step to the back
demi-contretemsp
half-counter step
grande battements
large beatings
grande plie
large bending
grande rond de jamb en l'air en dehors
large circle movement in the air outwards
grande jet en tournant
large throwing step turning
grand reverence
large, formal bow
fondu en croix
melting in the pattern of the cross (done a terre in grade 4)
diagonale
on the diagonal
seven movements in dancing
plie (to bend), relever (to rise), sauter (to jump), glisser (to glide), tourner (to turn), elancer (to dart), etendre (to stretch)
pose
posing step
pose developpe
posing step unfolding
positions of the arms
premiere, seconde, demi-seconde, throiseme, quatrieme en avant, quatrieme en haut, cinquieme en ba, cinquieme en avant, cinquieme en haut
allegro
quick steps or movements
releve passe en arriere and en avant
raised movement passing to the back and front
entrechat royale
royale interweaving step
adage
slow, controlled movements
petit battement
small beatings
petit tours
small turns
petit retire passe derriere and devant
small withdrawing movements passed back and front
pointe tendu
stretched point
trois releve
three raised movements
deux assembles dessus soutenus
two assembling steps over, sustained
deux changements
two changings
soussus
under over step
developpe
unfolding or developing movement
fouette
whipping
fouette a terre
whipping movements on the floor
