Dance I Theory Ballet Barre Exercise Foundations (Final)

Dance I Theory Students, please complete each item about the foundations of some of the ballet barre exercises that you have learned about from videos and dance class experience.

Think about the principles of movement and what you have learned about these exercises. Choose the best answer to each item. Take your time and do your best!

Created by: Luewilla Smith

When at the barre, where should your hand be placed?
- slightly above you over the barre
- slightly in front of you on the barre
- slightly behind you on the barre
- directly to the side of you on the barre
What is the proper body alignment when standing at the barre?
- shoulders over the hips, hips over the knees, knees over the toes
- Torso lifted and abs engaged
- Buttocks tucked under
- Shoulders relaxed
- All of the above
When standing in releve, what should you keep in mind about placement?
- Extend the body in both directions (press into the floor and elongate into the air); stand on the first two toes
- Extend the body in both directions (press into the floor and elongate into the air); stand on the last two toes
- Extend the body in both directions (press into the floor and elongate into the air); press hips forward
- Extend the body in both directions (press into the floor and elongate into the air); slightly bend knees
What are the principles of movement to remember when doing a tendu devant (to the front)
- Bend your knees, keep the leg turned in, pick up the foot and point it
- Do not bend your knees, keep the leg turned out, pick up the foot, lead with the toes and point
- Do not bend your knees, keep the leg turned out, keep the foot on the floor, lead with the heel to go through the foot to point
- Do not bend your knees, keep the leg turned out, pick the food up and lead with the heel to the point
Degages are an extension of what? How many inches off of the floor should they be?
- Battement, 1"
- Tendu, 3"
- Point, 5"
- Half Point, 1'
Rond de Jembes - what is important to remember when doing ron de jembes at the barre?
- Keep hips square, rotate from the hip, stay turned out
- Lift the hip on the working side, rotate from the knee, turn the leg in
- Keep the hips square, rotate from the knee, stay turned out
- Keep the hips square, rotate from the ankle, stay turned out
When doing a plie', it is important to remember to do what?
- Engage your abs
- keep buttocks tucked under
- extend in both directions (up and down)
- Keep shoulder, hips, knees and toes aligned
- Keep hips rotated outward
- Heels remain on the floor (except for grande plie in 3rd or 5th)
- All of the above
It is important to remember the following when doing battements:
- good for warming up the legs before stretching
- are swings/lifts, not kicks
- the muscles work from the hamstring
- control the torso (don't lean forward and backward)
- all of the above
When starting movement at the barre, the movement of the arms (port de bras) usually proceed in which direction (unless otherwise directed)?
- devant (forward) and then en bas (down)
- devant (forward) and then al la seconde (second position/side)
- en bas (down) and then en hout (on Oh/5th position)
- al la seconde (second position) and then devant (forward)
In a changement, from which directions do the feet change?
- change from 1st to 5th
- change from 5th to 1st
- change from 5th to 5th
- change from 3rd to 5th
- all of the above

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