Cecchetti Grade 1 Exam Study Guide

Theory of the Movement of the Head in a Pirouette

There is one movement of the head. The head is the last to leave the designated spot and the first to return to said spot

Allegro

quick movements

Relevès en Cinquième Position

rises in fifth position

Adage

slow, controlled movement

Battements Tendus en Croix et à la Seconde

stretched beatings in the pattern of a cross and to the second

Pointe tendue demi en l'air

stretched point half in the air, halfway between à terre and en l'air, or 45 degrees

Pointe tendue en l'air

stretched point in the air, hip high, or 90 degrees

Pointe tendue à terre

stretched point on the ground

Battements Frappès

struck beatings

Trois Grands Pas de Chats et un Petit Changement de Pied

three large cat steps and one small changing of the feet

Trois Petits Changements de Pieds, Relevè en Cinquième, Bourrèe Tour

three small changes of the feet, rise in fifth, bourrèe step turning

Jetè Devant et Derrière

throwing step in front and in back

Jetès Devant et Derrière

throwing steps in front and in back

Jetès Devant, Temps Levès

throwing steps in front with raised movements

Deux Posès Coupès, un Posè Fermè en Cinquième, un Changement Pied, en Effacè

two posing steps with a cutting movement, one posing step closed in fifth, one changing of the feet, in a shaded position

Retirès Passès en Arrière et En Avant

withdrawn movements passed to the back and to the front

Positions of the Body

à la quatrième devant-to the fourth in front à la seconde-to the second à la quatrième derrière- to the fourth in back

Dèveloppès

developing or unfolding movements

Enchaînements

chain of steps

Chassè

chasing step

Ronds de Jambe à Terre en Dehors et en Dedans

circles of the leg on the ground outward and inward

Coupè Dessous et Dessus (adage style)

cutting step under and over (slowly)

Èchappès Sautès Changès et Deux Petits Changements de Pieds

escaping movements jumped and changed and two small changings of the feet

Èchappès Relevès Changès

escaping movements raised and changed

Exercices Au Milieu

exercises in the middle of the room

Positions of the Arms

first (première), second (seconde), half-second (demi seconde), fifth low (cinquième en bas), fifth to the front (cinquième en avant), fifth high (cinquième en haut)

Positions of the Feet

first (première), second (seconde), third (troisième), fourth (quatrième), fifth (cinquième) open positions- second, fourth closed positions- first, third ,fifth

Première Arabesque à Terre et demi en l'air

first arabesque on the ground and half in the air

Première Port de Bras

first carriage of the arms

Fixed Points of the Practice Room

Select the audience which is wall 5. Beginning with the right front corner, count the corners counter-clockwise: 1, 2, 3, 4. Count the walls in the same manner: 5, 6, 7, 8

Troisième Arabesque en Effacèe

third arabesque in a shaded position

Troisième Port de Bras

third carriage of the arms

Retirès

withdrawn movements

Movements in Dancing

plier (to bend), relever (to rise), sauter (to jump)

Posè en Avant

posing step to the front

Posès en Avant

posing steps to the front

Positions du Corps

positions of the body

Prèparation pour Posè et Jetè

preparation for a posing step and a throwing step

Temps Levè

raised movements

Polka

step from a Bohemian dance

Theory of the Movement of the Feet

When moving from a closed position to an open position, slide to a point and lower the heel. When moving from an open position to a closed position, point and slide lowering the heel

Theory of the Movement of the Arms

When moving from a low position to a high position, the arms usually pass through fifth to the front. When moving from a high position to a low position, the arms usually pass through second and half-second.

Balancè

balancing or rocking step

Pliès - Pointe Tendue, un Demi-Pliè, et un Grand Pliè

bending movements: stretched point, one half bending movement, and one large bending movement - in second, first, fifth back, fifth front

Boys' Tour en l'air

boys' turn in the air

Port de Bras

carriage of the arms

Sautès en Première, Seconde, et Cinquième Positions

jumps in first, second, and fifth positions

Grand Battements

large beatings

Grand Pas de Chat

large cat step

Grande Rèvèrence

large, reverent step