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I hope you liked our last week’s article on Chaînés . This week’s term is Pas de basque . Pas de Basque [pah duh bask] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Translation: Step of the Basques (Basques are a member of a people of unknown origin living in the western Pyrenees in France and [...]
Hi guys! I am back with another edition of Tuesday Ballet Terms. The term for this week is Piqué. Piqué [pee-kay'] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Translation: To prick. Category: Turns A movement in which the strongly pointed toe of the lifted and extended leg sharply lowers to hit the floor then immediately [...]
It is Tuesday again and time for me to introduce a new ballet term. How did you like our last week’s Tuesday Ballet Term article Frappé? This week’s ballet term is Failli. Failli [fah-yee'] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Translation: To nearly fall Category: Connecting Step Failli is a movement that has the [...]
In our Tuesday Ballet Terms series, this week’s term is Frappé! Have you done Frappé’s in class? How did you like last week’s Changement article? Frappé [frah-pay'] [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Translation: To Strike Frappé, short for battement frappé is a battement where the foot moves from a flexed position next to [...]
