Resources/Glossary

BIBLIOGRAPHY

BALLET GLOSSARY

WEBSITES:

https://collagedance.org - This is the official Collage Dance Collective website that gives information on the mission and history of the company, as well as current information about touring shows and education and outreach opportunities.

https://medlineplus.gov/howtoimprovementalhealth.html

BOOKS:

Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Grant, Gail. Atlantic Provinces Special Education Authority, Library, 2021.

Ballet and Modern Dance, by Susan Au, and Jim Rutter, Thames & Hudson, 2012. Grades 9 - 12

W.C. Handy: Founder of the Blues, by L. S Summer, Child’s World, 2002. Grades 9 -12

Firebird, by Misty Copeland and Christopher Myers. Putnam, 2014. Grades K – 8

ONLINE ARTICLES:

“Five Pioneering Black Ballerinas: ‘We Have A Voice’” by Karen Valby. New York Times, 2021.

“WC Handy’s Memphis Blues: The Song of 1912” by Robin Banerji. BBC World Service, 2012

ballerina (bah-luh-ree’nah) A leading female dancer of a ballet company. A dancer earns the title through years of hard work and great dancing.

corps de ballet (core, di, bah-lay’) Dancers who appear only in large groups. The backbone of every ballet company.

pas de deux (pah-duh-duh’) A dance for two people.

passe (pah-sey’) From the French passer, to pass. A movement in which the pointed foot of the “working” leg passes (but does not touch or rest on) the knee of the supporting leg.

pique (pee-kay’) Executed by stepping directly on the pointe (tip of the toes) or demi-pointe (ball of the foot) of the working foot in any desired direction or position with the other foot raised in the air. plie (plee-ay’) From the French plier, to bend. In the classic dance, this is a bending of the knees, with the knees wide open and the feet turned outward.

port de bras (port, duh, brah’) the movement or carriage of the arms.

releve (ruhl-VAY) From the French relever, to raise. To raise the body on one or two feet, either on pointe (on the tips of her toes) or demi-pointe (on the ball of the foot).

saute (soh-tay’) Jumped or jumping.