French ballet terms with audio and illustrations

In this video you will find the French ballet terms used in my book "Ballet for Everybody - the Basics of Ballet for Beginners of All Ages". The illustrations here are from the book, but they are by no means meant as instructions - to learn ballet you have to have the book. Here they serve as a memory help. The only purpose of this video is to help people to learn the French terms. This should be especially helpful for people who want to learn ballet (for example with the help of a book) but are not able to attend classes.
Each term is spoken twice, with a little pause during which you can try yourself.
For more info visit helisusa.info/english or in Finnish: helisusa.info

[@ccj9216]

The person saying the vocabulary words sounds depressed

[@ccj9216]

Yeah I know. But actually it’s a love song by Beethoven.

[@kittyx1435]

She sounds like crying 🥺

[@mallory1782]

Littlebub 921 I am laughing so hard at this comment

[@christinak5452]

Sounds like Chopin to me

[@theillogicalpunk5752]

They always do

[@annasmith7186]

the voice sounds like it’s about to break into tears

[@annalux547]

I speak french and dance ballet but the pronounciation sounds weird sometimes

[@RachelleEDonou]

Anna-Maria Lux moi aussi

[@lizzytalla6900]

Yes it is

[@plurielle15]

Je pense que la personne qui prononce est juste âgée et a un certain accent haha, mais elle est peut-être françaiss

[@megan.mcleod]

i heard that too lol (im also french)

[@felissylvestris6557]

Elle a le même accent que ma grand mère qui est bavaroise (mais elle a vécu au Danemark il y a une vingtaine d'années). Je ne pense pas qu'elle soit française

[@summerrodriguez3777]

i haven't done ballet in 2 years i started doing it and i have an assessment to see what level i need to be at and this definitely is going to help me remember for the assessment in 2 weeks

[@mayahany6021]

Wow I am going through the same thing but I haven't played ballet for 7 years.

[@jude2659]

Im french and the voice sound terrible 😑 but the illustrations are really helpful 😊

[@isabellaburgess6885]

this gives me the chills

[@millions2nette]

Why?

[@layla-gz9gk]

isabella burgess literally I was learning in my room and went into my living room bc it gave me chills

[@alistairt7544]

Her voice perfectly matched the melancholy of Chopin in the background...😅 Merci pour la vidéo!

[@debbiewilder5664]

This would have been so much better if it had the English meaning after it

[@Richard1976]

debbie wilder there is no english term for it. All steps and positions are french, and learned in french.

[@lebeaucielbleu8912]

It doesn't matter because the professional terms are in French

[@itzellaroblox7635]

???

[@skipantonio]

@Jordan Roberts no you dont, why dont you learn french its easier

[@layahvasser4323]

I found the English terms on Pinterest you should try it

[@smallyellowgirl4276]

Im starting IF ballet this year and when we do the cambré in the rond de jambe a terre i hold on to the barre for dear life because otherwise I’ll fall on my bum

[@DannyConeHeadOnceLer]

These moves are perfect for DeathByte especially when used for combat BOTH for action and for humor

[@chialiwang8571]

Thanks, it's helpful for the beginners.

[@WitherQueen]

My ballet teacher has bad pronunciation, she has a lisp, and has trouble making flem sounds. It was cool to hear these words correctly.

[@andreyiagni-ndam53]

WitherQueen1805 I speak French and they aren't all correct

[@actrealestate]

Thank you for this ❤️

[@namhan1088]

Thank you so much for this!

[@shishiyashizarochan2466]

Merciiiii beaucoup moi qui fait de la dance classique cela m aide énormément encor merciiiii

[@jenniferhowes7065]

Thank you so much. I will return several times to review. =D

[@jessicalim3008]

What style of technique is this. I'm seeing a combination of Russian and Italian. Passe and Retire are actually switched in video. Using Italian Frappe, and Russian Jete, Russian Assemble...great video and informative. Slight variations in styles. ♥️

[@mkriverra]

she gave me crippling depression

[@millions2nette]

Who?

[@nicolexoxo..1]

@@millions2nette the person reading it she sounded like the person wanted to cry

[@PK-yh6lb]

Thank you

[@amirasafwat7101]

Very informative video.

[@matteomeciani1385]

Can someone tell me the scene? Like what is that, i just heard of it but don’t know how its written

[@luiseloraine3181]

Thanksss !!!!!

[@megan.mcleod]

this was pretty helpful thx :)

[@random-yc6td]

Aa kiva oot suomalainen :). Haluisin alottaa baletin. Oon 13 vuotias. Aloitan venyttelemään, että voin aloittaa

[@engelbertendino5189]

Btw what is the title of the song? Thank you very much for giving us an amzing video.

[@gianna6254]

Engel Endino the song is nocturne in C sharp minor by chopin😁

[@michaelfitzgerald3467]

@@gianna6254 hear this tune in many ballet vids.

[@javadkhodaei7946]

name of music?

[@florenciamasino8228]

So... degagé is the same as battement jeté? And whats the difference between retire and passe?

[@BallerinaBabe]

Passé is a pose, and retire means you go up to passé then come down again. Don't quote me on this please I might be wrong.

[@mushroom-cottage5660]

Battement jeté is a specific action while degagé is just when your foot is off the floor in general :)

[@layla-gz9gk]

In the entrechat I don’t understand how you do all that in one jump

[@dahlia7927]

you have to have very quick feet. it's really fun once you figure it out

[@robinroryld]

You practise a lot lying down and on the bar and eventually your feet get fast enough. There's easier variations too.

[@mushroom-cottage5660]

@@robinroryld that is a very good idea!

[@segulahdoves-worldwide286]

Does ur book have audio?

[@indalcecio]

What about allonge?

[@sarahc1117]

It is useful. But so disappointing as it is called 'Ballet for Everybody' and there are no images of boys of men. Even reverence does not show a bow.

[@user-fy2rl7eu6t]

Sarah C yeah but atleast there aren’t on pointe

[@laurimoncur2628]

yes there were!

[@nicknavarro629]

I started dance a couple months ago and I just turned 15 in October. I do Ballet, Jazz, and Lyrical. I’m a total beginner and I’m already in my ballet level 2 class which is the second highest one at my studio. Any advice?

[@mtrapman]

male dancers have only one purpose: it is to prevent the ballerinas from flying away.

[@robinroryld]

@@nicknavarro629 Just keep practising, test yourself on terminlogy, don't give up, learn from mistakes, ask questions and have fun.

[@mallory1782]

Eleve? I always learned it as Releve... which one is the right one?

[@miahlanagan8688]

They are the same except eleve is without a plié before. And relevé is to plié first then rise.

[@leenlovesdancing3561]

élever = to rise relever = to rise again

[@BallerinaBabe]

Eleve is to rise without a plie, and releve is to rise after a plie. Often you'll hear them used interchangeably though :)

[@mtdr2561]

modern invention?@@BallerinaBabe

[@dana-marieparris8602]

What's the song in the background?

[@nathalierahman]

Dana-Marie Parris nocturne 20 Tchaikovsky ☺️

[@dana-marieparris8602]

Red Velvet thank you :)

[@dzalbs_]

Dana-Marie Parris it's nocturne chopin

[@SP-kk5nj]

The pictures are so hard to understand. I know what they all are but if I didn’t there is no way I’d have understood with these pictures and lack of explanation. Lots of them looked so different to what they really are :(

[@shreyachekkala3434]

I understand them more than actually people doing and explaining them but who am I to say i don't even ballet tho I love it 💖

[@SP-kk5nj]

Shreya Chekkala do you know what they are supposed to look like? If so, did you find this video helpful? (Just trying good understand if we have different learning styles!)

[@shreyachekkala3434]

@@SP-kk5nj yes I did understand the jumps and arabesque and I also tired Pas de bourré but didn't go any further then step three because I don't have good balance but I do practice it

[@mariatrujillo6857]

En el minuto 1:16 dice arabesque de côté, el arabesque siempre es derrière, no hay arabesque al lado. Hay primer, segundo, tercero, cuarto arabesque y siempre la pierna va atrás nunca de lado.

[@amandagarcia6622]

I have a question I forgot the difference between en deor and en dedan

[@leenlovesdancing3561]

en dehors - outside/outwards en dedans - inside/inwards

[@amandagarcia6622]

LeenLovesDancing 🎈 tysm and u also helped me spell it right 😂😂😂😂

[@leenlovesdancing3561]

@@amandagarcia6622 I like French because it's challenging. I'm an international secretary. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸

[@amandagarcia6622]

LeenLovesDancing 🎈 cool!!!

[@rio.gryffindor7127]

Me after watching dance moms

[@WitherQueen]

I love deglape (jeez my spelling)

[@delygolchin]

👌👌👌👌🙏❤

[@mdurham_]

The person saying this is so weird.

[@jesuse4691]

Y

[@moasareclowns5049]

I can't really understand en avant part

[@ashleypaul1838]

What's the difference between arabesque and de cote

[@leilanicoe3876]

Ashley Paul the arms

[@tijnhuls]

The person saying this sounds so depressing and the music doesn’t make it any better

[@Tangee379]

I understand why they left this out but, there is a word that is kinda like break a leg in theater for ballet it is the French word for shit its merdè pronounced me-rid!

[@felissylvestris6557]

? (I'm French)

[@sofiebonaparte7831]

@@felissylvestris6557 I think they mean it's pronounced mare-de? it's so hard explaining french sounds with english lol

[@natopal0819]

@@felissylvestris6557 i'm french and i don't really know what they meant, but "break a leg" means kinda like good luck right.. and my mom used to say "bonne merde" to say good look like before a exam or whatever so maybe that's what the original poster meant

[@adelinediallo7775]

wow that was sad

[@annjoy4018]

The voice is gonna give me nightmares so I muted it

[@aadyapanday6049]

The pronunciation is not good at all

[@vadf0nico]

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