Ballet Vocabulary

3. Someone who makes dances.
6. A leading female dancer of a ballet company.
7. Specially made shoes worn by ballerinas to allow them to dance on the tips of their toes.
10. Thin rope used to combine two or more fabric pieces together.
11. Small, pointed piece of metal that's used in medicine or sewing.
12. This product is used all over your face to create an even base

1. 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.
2. Dancers who appear only in large groups.
4. 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).
5. A piece of clothing made of very thin cloth that fits closely over the hips, legs and feet, usually worn under other clothes
7. A complete turn of the body on one foot.
8. A skirt used in classical ballet made of many layers of tulle or netting.
9. This is a jump in which the weight of the body is thrown from one foot to the other.