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En Haut
This ballet term mean "high" or "tall"
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The Rite of Spring
Nijinksy choreographed this ballet which revolutionized the beginnings of Neo-classicalism
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What is La Sylphide
Marie Taglioni was the first ballerina to dance en pointe in this ballet
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What is prevent injuries
Stability and Mobility exercises are used to recover from injuries as well as do what
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What is Plié
This ballet perm means ending of the knees
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Promenade
What ballet term means "a walk"
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What is France
Serge Diaghilev brought his Russian dancers over to which country to form the Ballet Russe
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Who is Anna Pavlova
This ballerina hardened her pointe shoes to be stronger, helping modernize them into what we know them to be today
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What is a 90 degree angle
When doing the "dead bug" exercise we lift our knees to what angle/degree while alternating arms and legs
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What is Pas de cheval
This ballet term means "step of the horse"
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Piéd
What term means "foot"
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Who is Igor Stravinsky
This Russian composer wrote the ballet scores for Firebird, Rite of Spring and Petrouchka
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What is 30-40
A pointe shoe maker can on average hand-make how many pairs of pointe shoes per day
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What is the right glute
Cross the right leg over the knee to roll which side of the gluetes of the foam roller
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What is Ouvert
This ballet perm means open
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Manége
What term means "circular"
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What is Les Sylphides
This short non-narrative ballet was the first of its kind being only about mood and dance
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Who is Rudolph Nureyev
This male dancer was born on a train, has the first male tailor pointe shoe named after him, and was responsible for widened the audience for ballet
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What are age glutes and hamstrings
These parts of the body can't function properly when the quads are tight
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Pas de Couru
This ballet term means "running step"
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Passé
What ballet term means "passing"
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What is Firebird, Les Sylphides and Petrouchka
Michel Fokine was Ballet Russes early principal choreographer whos most notable works include these ballets
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What is the "flying machine"
Charles Didelot created this rope and pulley invention to give dancers the first feeling of going on their toes
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What are the transverse abdominals
This part of the abdominals is responsible for keeping the core engaged while using our extremities while dancing
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What is Poland
The Mazurka and the Polonaise originated from this country and is done in a 3/4 or 3/8 time
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