GLOSSARY
2019/20 SEASON NUTCRACKER SUITE
Active Listening (music): What you do when you’re focusing on what you hear, for example focusing on the words someone is saying when you are having a conversation. Alberto Giacometti: Swiss sculpture who is known for his thin, tall figures made of bronze. Alliteration: Use of words with the same letter or consonant sound that repeats. Ballet: A classic Western dance form that originated in the Renaissance courts of Europe. By the time of Louis XIV in the mid-1600s, steps and body positions were classified. Battement Tendu: A movement in which one leg is extended until the point of the stretched foot barely touches the ground. Character: A person who is part of a story or drama. Choreography: The creation and composition of dances by arranging or inventing steps, movements and patterns of movement linked together in a sequence. Composer: A person who writes music by organizing sound. Choreographer: The person who creates or composes and arranges dances. Dynamics: Varying degrees of volume in the performance of music. Demi-Plie: Half bend. A position in which the knees are half bent. Dramatize: To present something in a dramatic way. Elongated: Unusually long in relation to its width. Five Positions: The 5 basic steps used at the beginning and end of movements and in passing from one movement to another. Gesture: A movement of a part of a body, especially a hand or head, to express an idea or meaning. Grand Jete: A big jump from one leg to the other, with legs outstretched in the air. Grand Plie: A position in which the legs are fully bent. Imagery: The use of pictures/visuals to describe/paint a picture in words. Metaphor: A direct comparison. Movement: The principal of design dealing with the creation of action.
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