Ballet

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Across
  1. 4. From Italian ballare, to dance
  2. 6. de ballet Dancers who appear only in large groups. The corps de ballet is the backbone of every ballet company
  3. 8. From the French passser, to pass. A movement in which the pointed foot of the “ working” leg passes the knee of the supporting leg.
  4. 9. A skirt used in classical ballet made of many layers of tulle or netting
  5. 10. Someone who makes dances
  6. 11. de deuz A dance for two people
Down
  1. 1. to bend
  2. 2. A series of turns on pointe (on tips of toes) or demi-pointe executed in a line or in a circle, in which the feet remain close to the floor and the weight is transferred rapidly from one foot to the other as the body revolves
  3. 3. A complete turn of the body on one foot
  4. 5. applies to a rigorous basic vocabulary of steps and movements capable of infinite variations and a system of instruction that makes such a variation possible for individual dancers
  5. 7. A leading female dance of ballet company