BALLET

Candidates may be asked up to 3 questions. These may be chosen from the previous grades and from the following...

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rond de jambe - circle of the leg

à terre - on the ground

arabesque - represents the shape of a bow/a position on one leg, the other in 4th opposite 1st à terre or en l'air

de côté - facing the side

demi-detourné - half a turn towards the back foot

pas de chat - step of a cat

pas de bourrée - small running steps/consisting of three movements (5th, 2nd, 5th)

pas de basque - a step from the Basque country representing the swirl of a skirt

sissonne - a scissor movement from two feet onto one foot