danseurs
Ballet company men
Danseurs is the plural of danseur, a male ballet dancer.
The French term carries more prestige than simply calling someone a ballet dancer, emphasizing classical training and professional status: The company's principal danseurs performed the pas de deux.
A premier danseur is a leading male dancer in a ballet company.
Ballet turn on one foot
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
- adagioSlow musical tempo
allegro · cabriole · battement · jeté · relevé · chassé · glissade · manège
Ballet's gravity defier
- NureyevFamed male ballet dancer
- BaryshnikovSoviet-born dance legend
- classical balletFormal European theatrical dance
- romantic balletNineteenth-century theatrical dance form
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- costumeClothing for portrayal
- tightsStretchy leg garment
ballet slippers · spotlight · curtain call · applause · ovation · encore · premiere · corps de ballet
Sudden springing movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- agilityQuickness and ease
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- balanceSteadiness or amount owed
strength · stamina · endurance · muscle · coordination · precision · control · extension
Assigned meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- musicalitySensitivity to tune, rhythm
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
- emotionComplex psychological state
storytelling · characterization · presence · nuance · sensitivity · phrasing · fluidity · ethereal
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- pas de deuxBallet for two dancers
adagio · allegro · cabriole · battement · jeté · relevé · chassé · glissade · manège · turnout
Nijinsky
Ballet's gravity defier
- NureyevFamed male ballet dancer
- BaryshnikovSoviet-born dance legend
- classical balletFormal European theatrical dance
stage
Raised performance platform
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
- choreographyDesigning performance movement sequences
- costumeClothing for portrayal
tights · ballet slippers · spotlight · curtain call · applause · ovation · encore · premiere · corps de ballet · soloist
leap
Sudden springing movement
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
- agilityQuickness and ease
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
balance · strength · stamina · endurance · muscle · coordination · precision · control · extension · core
interpretation
Assigned meaning
- expressionConveyed thought or feeling
- musicalitySensitivity to tune, rhythm
- lyricismExpressive, melodic quality
emotion · storytelling · characterization · presence · nuance · sensitivity · phrasing · fluidity · ethereal · effortlessness