Alicia's Dance Glossary
Alicia's Dance Glossary
I am enrolled in dance studies. This program offers dance classes to perfect dance techniques, creation classes to generate the dancers' creativity and dance theory classes that help to understand the body and the movements of the body. Since there are a lot of different terms that are related and used in dance fields, this glossary's purpose is to define and clarify them.
- Alignment
- noun
- Placement of bones in such a way that increases physiological effectiveness and health.
- Example: [...] rest strategies, and splinting to allow proper alignment of deformed joints, can be part of [...]
- en: L'alignement
- Audience
- noun
- A group of people who have gathered to watch or listen to a play, concert, speaker, etc.
- Example: [...] refer to 'subtle' changes in the noise so that the audience is able to see exactly how the camera is [...]
- en: Audience
- Audition
- noun
- A short performance where dancers demonstrate their abilities and skills, especially for a job, competition, etc.
- Example: Jessica had always wanted to audition before but had been to shy.
- en: Audition
- Backstage
- adjective
- That is located or relates to the area behind the stage of a theatre, concert venue, etc.
- Example: The backstage area is only accessible to the dancers and the technician crew.
- en: L'arrière scène
- Choreographer
- noun
- A person who makes a living choreographing shows, dances, etc.
- Example: The choreographer is creating a new dance piece.
- en: Chorégraphe
- Choreography
- noun
- The steps and movements done by the dancers in a performance.
- Example: The dancers are learning a new choreography.
- en: Chorégraphie
- Dance
- noun
- A way of moving the body that corresponds to a piece of music.
- Example: Awareness that the dance moves were created by Justin Timberlake [...]
- en: Danse
- Dancer
- noun
- Someone who dances, usually as a profession.
- Example: The dancers are performing the choreography in front of an audience.
- en: Danseur
- Duo
- noun
- Two people that are closely associated with one another or who perform together.
- Example: This boy and this girl dance well together, they make a great duo.
- en: Duo
- Improvise
- verb
- To invent a sequence of movements while dancing without planning, especially when forced to by the situation.
- Example: [...} the natives were unable to improvise in the face of the unparalleled behaviour [...]
- en: Improviser
- Leotard
- noun
- A tight, one-piece garment, usually worn by women when dancing or exercising.
- Example: The leotard is the most used dance wear, because of its convenient use.
- en: justaucorps
- Performer
- noun
- Someone who performs for an audience.
- Example: A performer is able to apply the dance technique and is able to communicate emotions to the audience at the same time.
- en: Interprète
- Premiere
- noun
- The first time a film, play, piece of music, etc., is performed, shown or played.
- Example: The press usually comes to the premiere to give a review of the show.
- en: Première
- Project
- verb
- It refers to the skill of bodily expression and communication.
- Example: This dancer projects joy in her movements.
- en: Projecter
- Rehearsal
- noun
- A time or event when a group of people practicing a performance, activity, etc. before the real or public performance.
- Example: The working memory to the long-term one through rehearsal and associations.
- en: Répétition
- Repertoire
- noun
- The entire collection of dances that exist in a given category.
- Example: The consumers are able to select from a much wider repertoire of foods than in the past. Recent evide [hospitality]
- en: Répertoire
- Retrograde
- verb
- This word is used by choreographers or dancers to talk about the action of executing choreography inversely, from the end to the beginning (like a rewinding video).
- Example: nd even reversing was displayed. This is known as retrograde motion, and is explained below.
- en: Renverser
- Soloist
- noun
- A dancer who performs a solo.
- Example: The soloist is the only one dancing on stage.
- en: Soliste
- Stage
- noun
- A raised area in a theatre, designed to be used by entertainers and speakers and viewed by an audience.
- Example: The dancer is about to go on stage to perform in front of a large audience.
- en: Scène
- Studio
- noun
- A room or building where dance is taught and where dancers practice.
- Example: The dance class takes place in the studio.
- en: Studio
- Theater
- noun
- A building or place where plays, shows, etc. are performed on a stage.
- Example: The people are waiting for the theater's doors to open to go to their seat.
- en: Théâtre
- Triplet
- noun
- Name given to a way of walking that is executed in three counts: one in demi plié and two and three in relevé.
- Example: The dancers are making a diagonal of triplets.
- en: Triplet
- Turnout
- noun
- A position of the legs in which the feet are pointing outwards. It is an external rotation of the limb that is executed with the whole leg, including the hip.
- Example: This dancer's turnout id at 180 degrees.
- en: En dehors
- Understudy
- noun
- Someone who learns another person’s role to be able to take the role if that person is not able to perform.
- Example: Because the soloist injured herself, her understudy will have to dance her part.
- en: Doublure
- Warm up
- phrasal verb
- To get ready for physical activity by practicing or by stretching before.
- Example: The dancers are warming up before dance class.
- en: S'échauffer
- Wings
- noun
- The sides of a theater stage out of view of the audience.
- Example: The dancers are waiting in the wings before going on stage.
- en: Coulisses
