Ballet

Ballet

Classical dance

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arabesque penchee

Dance; Ballet

Arabeque where the back leg is lifted as high as posible while the upper body is tilted forward to help the dancer maintain her balance.

assemble

Dance; Ballet

Means to bring together. It is a step where the working foot slides against the ground before swinging it up into the air, as the other leg pushes off the ground then landing in fifth position.

A movement in which the dancer begins in fifth position with her left hand on the barre and her right foot wrapped in front of her left ankle bone. She brushes her right foot down so the ball of her ...

circle time

Dance; Ballet

The beginning of a Creative Movement class during which the teacher greets the students and lets them know what they will be doing in class.

ballet

Dance; Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia.

The Nutcracker

Dance; Ballet

The Nutcracker is a two-act ballet, originally choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov with a score by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (op. 71).

New York City Ballet

Dance; Ballet

The New York City Ballet, one of the foremost dance companies in the world, is unique in US artistic history. Solely responsible for training its own artists and creating its own works, the New York ...