ballet mistress
Company rehearsal director
A ballet mistress is a woman responsible for rehearsing dancers and maintaining the quality of productions in a ballet company.
She teaches choreography, corrects technique, and ensures performances match the artistic director's vision.
The role requires deep knowledge of repertoire and the ability to demonstrate or coach demanding passages: The ballet mistress drilled the corps de ballet for hours before opening night.
Guidance for action
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- coachingGuiding others to improve
- teachingProfession of instructing others
mentorship · tutelage · guidance · feedback · technique · training · placement · musicality
Inflexibility in enforcement
- precisionAccuracy of measurement
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- rigorStrict, thorough precision
- punctualityBeing on time
expectations · order · regimen · structure · decorum · professionalism · consistency · attention
Preparing for presentation
- run-throughFull practice of something
- markingIndicating with symbols
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
- notesBrief written records
timing · cues · counts · blocking · polishing · preparation · scheduling · studio
Chief school administrator
- soloistUnaccompanied performer
- ensembleUnified group or outfit
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- castingShaping through liquid form
roster · promotion · contract · tour · season · theatre · wardrobe · stage manager
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- AshtonEnglish place name
- variationsModified versions of something
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- divertissementLight theatrical entertainment
coda · adagio · allegro · manège · narrative · Giselle · Swan Lake · Sleeping Beauty
instruction
Guidance for action
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- coachingGuiding others to improve
teaching · mentorship · tutelage · guidance · feedback · technique · training · placement · musicality · artistry
strictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
punctuality · expectations · order · regimen · structure · decorum · professionalism · consistency · attention · focus
staging
Preparing for presentation
- run-throughFull practice of something
- markingIndicating with symbols
- spacingInterval arrangement between objects
notes · timing · cues · counts · blocking · polishing · preparation · scheduling · studio · repetition
principal
Chief school administrator
casting · roster · promotion · contract · tour · season · theatre · wardrobe · stage manager · conductor
classical
Of ancient Greece/Rome
- AshtonEnglish place name
- variationsModified versions of something
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
divertissement · coda · adagio · allegro · manège · narrative · Giselle · Swan Lake · Sleeping Beauty · Nutcracker
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