BBO Ballet Theory Questions
Click to edit table header | Grade 1 Ballet | |
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1. | Can you demonstrate a plié? | |
2. | Does demi mean half or full? | Half |
3. | Does plié mean bend or stretch? | Bend |
4. | Should the body remain straight in a demi plié? | Yes |
5. | Should the heels remain on the floor in a Demi Plié? | Yes |
6. | Demonstrate a Battement Tendu Devant | |
7. | Does the toe leave the floor in a Battement Tendu? | No |
8, | What does Port de Bras mean? | Carriage of arms |
9. | Demonstrate 1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th or 5th positions of arms | |
10. | Can you demonstrate a Glissade Devant? | |
11. | What does devant mean? | Front |
12. | Should both feet point in a Glissade? | Yes |
13. | Do both toes remain on the floor in a Glissade in Grade 1 | Yes |
14. | Demonstrate a Petit Sauté | |
15. | Does Petit mean large or small? | Small |
16. | What does Sauté mean? | Jump/Spring |
17. | Is it important to finish in a demi plié when landing in Petit Sauté? | Yes |
18. | Should the feet be fully stretched when jumping in Petit Sauté? | Yes |
19 | Is the back heel down in Spring Points? | Yes |
20. | What does Reverence mean? | Thank You |
BBO Tap Theory Questions
Click to edit table header | Grade 1 | |
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1. | How many beats are there in a Shuffle? | 2 |
2. | Which joint do you use in a Shuffle? | Ankle joint |
3. | Demonstrate a forward Tap | |
4. | Demonstrate a Toe Tap/Straight Tap | |
5. | Clap 8 counts on an Even Rhythm starting on & 1 or 1 & | |
6. | Clap 8 counts on an Accented Rhythm. starting on & 1 or 1 & | |
7. | At the end of a Flap Break, do you transfer your weight? | Yes |
8, | At the end of Basic Break, do you transfer your weight? | No |
9. | Is your weight generally forwards or backwards when you tap dance? | Forwards |
10. | Are your knees generally straight or relaxed? | Relaxed |
11. | In a Ball-change, do you use one leg or two? | 2 |