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Quiz about Arabesque en Pointe
Quiz about Arabesque en Pointe

Arabesque en Pointe Trivia Quiz


This quiz is all about ballet! If you are in ballet it should be easy. Hope you enjoy it!

A multiple-choice quiz by Ash_the_great. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
183,440
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
1361
Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (10/10), wellenbrecher (10/10), Guest 45 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. What language are most ballet terms in? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Elevé and Relevé are different movements in ballet.


Question 3 of 10
3. What does tendu mean? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Pas de bourrée takes how many steps? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What does Petit battement mean? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. En face means to face with your back toward the audience in fifth position with your left leg in front of you.


Question 7 of 10
7. What is the opposite of en dedans? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. What is Barre used for? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. In the Vaganova method, the arabesque has how many different arm positions? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Developpé literally means what? Hint



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Most Recent Scores
Mar 23 2024 : Guest 166: 10/10
Mar 14 2024 : wellenbrecher: 10/10
Mar 04 2024 : Guest 45: 7/10
Mar 03 2024 : Guest 76: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What language are most ballet terms in?

Answer: French

Most ballet terms are in French like frappé, which means to strike, or pointe shoes which in English is point shoes.
2. Elevé and Relevé are different movements in ballet.

Answer: True

Elevé is where you go straight to 3/4 or full pointe, and relevé is where you go from plié to 3/4 or full pointe.
3. What does tendu mean?

Answer: stretched

Tendu in English is stretched. Tendu is a position or move where you stretch the leg your working with out in any direction, to the front, back, or side, with only the tip of the toe touching the floor.
4. Pas de bourrée takes how many steps?

Answer: 3

Pas de bourrée to the left, right, or in a turn takes only three steps. The kinds of pas de bourrées dessous, dessus, devant, derrière, en avant, en arrière and en tournant, en dedans and en dehors.
5. What does Petit battement mean?

Answer: little beat

Petit battement is little whereas grande battement is big.
6. En face means to face with your back toward the audience in fifth position with your left leg in front of you.

Answer: False

En face means to face directly forward onstage toward the audience.
7. What is the opposite of en dedans?

Answer: en dehors

En dedans is inward, and en dehors is outward. They are used to tell the movement towards (en dedans) and away (en dehors) from the body.
8. What is Barre used for?

Answer: Aid in exercises at the beginning of class

It is used at the start of class for ballerinas to use for support and balance, it also helps them warm up and stretch for centerwork.
9. In the Vaganova method, the arabesque has how many different arm positions?

Answer: Four

The three different positions are first, second, third and croise.
10. Developpé literally means what?

Answer: to develop

It is a movement in which the leg working is moved up to the knee of the standing leg, and and then slowly, straight out in the air usually at 90 degrees.
Source: Author Ash_the_great

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