French ballet terms with audio and illustrations

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  • čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
  • In this video you will find the French ballet terms used in my book "Ballet for Everybody - the Basics of Ballet for Beginners of All Ages". The illustrations here are from the book, but they are by no means meant as instructions - to learn ballet you have to have the book. Here they serve as a memory help. The only purpose of this video is to help people to learn the French terms. This should be especially helpful for people who want to learn ballet (for example with the help of a book) but are not able to attend classes.
    Each term is spoken twice, with a little pause during which you can try yourself.
    For more info visit helisusa.info/e... or in Finnish: helisusa.info

Komentáře • 119

  • @ccj9216
    @ccj9216 Před 6 lety +684

    The person saying the vocabulary words sounds depressed

  • @annasmith7186
    @annasmith7186 Před 4 lety +19

    the voice sounds like it’s about to break into tears

  • @annalux547
    @annalux547 Před 5 lety +243

    I speak french and dance ballet but the pronounciation sounds weird sometimes

    • @RachelleEDonou
      @RachelleEDonou Před 5 lety +4

      Anna-Maria Lux moi aussi

    • @lizzytalla6900
      @lizzytalla6900 Před 5 lety +2

      Yes it is

    • @plurielle15
      @plurielle15 Před 4 lety +5

      Je pense que la personne qui prononce est juste âgée et a un certain accent haha, mais elle est peut-être françaiss

    • @megan.mcleod
      @megan.mcleod Před 4 lety +2

      i heard that too lol (im also french)

    • @felissylvestris6557
      @felissylvestris6557 Před 3 lety +1

      Elle a le même accent que ma grand mère qui est bavaroise (mais elle a vécu au Danemark il y a une vingtaine d'années). Je ne pense pas qu'elle soit française

  • @summerrodriguez3777
    @summerrodriguez3777 Před 6 lety +47

    i haven't done ballet in 2 years i started doing it and i have an assessment to see what level i need to be at and this definitely is going to help me remember for the assessment in 2 weeks

    • @mayahany6021
      @mayahany6021 Před 5 lety

      Wow I am going through the same thing but I haven't played ballet for 7 years.

  • @jude2659
    @jude2659 Před 5 lety +119

    Im french and the voice sound terrible 😑 but the illustrations are really helpful 😊

  • @isabellaburgess6885
    @isabellaburgess6885 Před 5 lety +22

    this gives me the chills

    • @millions2nette
      @millions2nette Před 5 lety

      Why?

    • @layla-gz9gk
      @layla-gz9gk Před 4 lety +1

      isabella burgess literally I was learning in my room and went into my living room bc it gave me chills

  • @alistairt7544
    @alistairt7544 Před 4 lety +16

    Her voice perfectly matched the melancholy of Chopin in the background...😅 Merci pour la vidéo!

  • @debbiewilder5664
    @debbiewilder5664 Před 6 lety +179

    This would have been so much better if it had the English meaning after it

    • @Richard1976
      @Richard1976 Před 6 lety +34

      debbie wilder there is no english term for it. All steps and positions are french, and learned in french.

    • @lebeaucielbleu8912
      @lebeaucielbleu8912 Před 6 lety +14

      It doesn't matter because the professional terms are in French

    • @itzellaroblox7635
      @itzellaroblox7635 Před 6 lety +1

      ???

    • @skipantonio
      @skipantonio Před 5 lety +6

      @Jordan Roberts no you dont, why dont you learn french its easier

    • @layahvasser4323
      @layahvasser4323 Před 5 lety +2

      I found the English terms on Pinterest you should try it

  • @WitherQueen
    @WitherQueen Před 6 lety +22

    My ballet teacher has bad pronunciation, she has a lisp, and has trouble making flem sounds. It was cool to hear these words correctly.

  • @smallyellowgirl4276
    @smallyellowgirl4276 Před 5 lety +7

    Im starting IF ballet this year and when we do the cambré in the rond de jambe a terre i hold on to the barre for dear life because otherwise I’ll fall on my bum

  • @DannyConeHeadOnceLer
    @DannyConeHeadOnceLer Před 3 lety +2

    These moves are perfect for DeathByte especially when used for combat
    BOTH for action and for humor

  • @shishiyashizarochan2466
    @shishiyashizarochan2466 Před 6 lety +15

    Merciiiii beaucoup moi qui fait de la dance classique cela m aide énormément encor merciiiii

  • @jessicalim3008
    @jessicalim3008 Před rokem +3

    What style of technique is this. I'm seeing a combination of Russian and Italian. Passe and Retire are actually switched in video. Using Italian Frappe, and Russian Jete, Russian Assemble...great video and informative. Slight variations in styles. ♥️

  • @sarahc1117
    @sarahc1117 Před 5 lety +32

    It is useful. But so disappointing as it is called 'Ballet for Everybody' and there are no images of boys of men. Even reverence does not show a bow.

    • @user-fy2rl7eu6t
      @user-fy2rl7eu6t Před 4 lety +1

      Sarah C yeah but atleast there aren’t on pointe

    • @laurimoncur2628
      @laurimoncur2628 Před 4 lety +2

      yes there were!

    • @nicknavarro629
      @nicknavarro629 Před 3 lety +2

      I started dance a couple months ago and I just turned 15 in October. I do Ballet, Jazz, and Lyrical. I’m a total beginner and I’m already in my ballet level 2 class which is the second highest one at my studio. Any advice?

    • @mtrapman
      @mtrapman Před 3 lety

      male dancers have only one purpose: it is to prevent the ballerinas from flying away.

    • @robinroryld
      @robinroryld Před 3 lety +1

      @@nicknavarro629 Just keep practising, test yourself on terminlogy, don't give up, learn from mistakes, ask questions and have fun.

  • @mkriverra
    @mkriverra Před 5 lety +57

    she gave me crippling depression

    • @millions2nette
      @millions2nette Před 5 lety +2

      Who?

    • @nicolexoxo..1
      @nicolexoxo..1 Před 3 lety +1

      @@millions2nette the person reading it she sounded like the person wanted to cry

  • @chialiwang8571
    @chialiwang8571 Před rokem +1

    Thanks, it's helpful for the beginners.

  • @layla-gz9gk
    @layla-gz9gk Před 4 lety +8

    In the entrechat I don’t understand how you do all that in one jump

    • @dahlia7927
      @dahlia7927 Před 3 lety +2

      you have to have very quick feet. it's really fun once you figure it out

    • @robinroryld
      @robinroryld Před 3 lety

      You practise a lot lying down and on the bar and eventually your feet get fast enough. There's easier variations too.

    • @mushroom-cottage5660
      @mushroom-cottage5660 Před rokem +1

      @@robinroryld that is a very good idea!

  • @mallory1782
    @mallory1782 Před 5 lety +8

    Eleve? I always learned it as Releve... which one is the right one?

    • @miahlanagan8688
      @miahlanagan8688 Před 5 lety +6

      They are the same except eleve is without a plié before. And relevé is to plié first then rise.

    • @leenlovesdancing3561
      @leenlovesdancing3561 Před 5 lety +6

      élever = to rise
      relever = to rise again

    • @awesomesauce23
      @awesomesauce23 Před 2 lety

      Eleve is to rise without a plie, and releve is to rise after a plie. Often you'll hear them used interchangeably though :)

    • @mtdr2561
      @mtdr2561 Před rokem

      modern invention?@@awesomesauce23

  • @namhan1088
    @namhan1088 Před 3 lety +1

    Thank you so much for this!

  • @actrealestate
    @actrealestate Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you for this ❤️

  • @amandagarcia6622
    @amandagarcia6622 Před 5 lety +5

    I have a question I forgot the difference between en deor and en dedan

    • @leenlovesdancing3561
      @leenlovesdancing3561 Před 5 lety +3

      en dehors - outside/outwards
      en dedans - inside/inwards

    • @amandagarcia6622
      @amandagarcia6622 Před 5 lety +1

      LeenLovesDancing 🎈 tysm and u also helped me spell it right 😂😂😂😂

    • @leenlovesdancing3561
      @leenlovesdancing3561 Před 5 lety +1

      @@amandagarcia6622 I like French because it's challenging. I'm an international secretary. 🇩🇪🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸

    • @amandagarcia6622
      @amandagarcia6622 Před 5 lety

      LeenLovesDancing 🎈 cool!!!

  • @florenciamasino8228
    @florenciamasino8228 Před 5 lety +3

    So... degagé is the same as battement jeté? And whats the difference between retire and passe?

    • @awesomesauce23
      @awesomesauce23 Před 2 lety

      Passé is a pose, and retire means you go up to passé then come down again. Don't quote me on this please I might be wrong.

    • @mushroom-cottage5660
      @mushroom-cottage5660 Před rokem

      Battement jeté is a specific action while degagé is just when your foot is off the floor in general :)

  • @jenniferhowes7065
    @jenniferhowes7065 Před 5 lety +3

    Thank you so much. I will return several times to review. =D

  • @SP-kk5nj
    @SP-kk5nj Před 4 lety +3

    The pictures are so hard to understand. I know what they all are but if I didn’t there is no way I’d have understood with these pictures and lack of explanation. Lots of them looked so different to what they really are :(

    • @shreyachekkala3434
      @shreyachekkala3434 Před 4 lety

      I understand them more than actually people doing and explaining them but who am I to say i don't even ballet tho I love it 💖

    • @SP-kk5nj
      @SP-kk5nj Před 4 lety +1

      Shreya Chekkala do you know what they are supposed to look like? If so, did you find this video helpful? (Just trying good understand if we have different learning styles!)

    • @shreyachekkala3434
      @shreyachekkala3434 Před 4 lety

      @@SP-kk5nj yes I did understand the jumps and arabesque and I also tired Pas de bourré but didn't go any further then step three because I don't have good balance but I do practice it

  • @mariatrujillo6857
    @mariatrujillo6857 Před 4 lety

    En el minuto 1:16 dice arabesque de côté, el arabesque siempre es derrière, no hay arabesque al lado. Hay primer, segundo, tercero, cuarto arabesque y siempre la pierna va atrás nunca de lado.

  • @amirasafwat7101
    @amirasafwat7101 Před 6 lety +5

    Very informative video.

  • @random-yc6td
    @random-yc6td Před 4 lety

    Aa kiva oot suomalainen :). Haluisin alottaa baletin. Oon 13 vuotias. Aloitan venyttelemään, että voin aloittaa

  • @rio.gryffindor7127
    @rio.gryffindor7127 Před 4 lety +12

    Me after watching dance moms

  • @PK-yh6lb
    @PK-yh6lb Před 2 lety

    Thank you

  • @mdurham_
    @mdurham_ Před 4 lety +9

    The person saying this is so weird.

  • @engelbertendino5189
    @engelbertendino5189 Před 6 lety +2

    Btw what is the title of the song? Thank you very much for giving us an amzing video.

    • @gianna6254
      @gianna6254 Před 5 lety +2

      Engel Endino the song is nocturne in C sharp minor by chopin😁

    • @michaelfitzgerald3467
      @michaelfitzgerald3467 Před 4 lety

      @@gianna6254 hear this tune in many ballet vids.

  • @matteomeciani1385
    @matteomeciani1385 Před 3 lety

    Can someone tell me the scene? Like what is that, i just heard of it but don’t know how its written

  • @javadkhodaei7946
    @javadkhodaei7946 Před rokem

    name of music?

  • @indalcecio
    @indalcecio Před 4 lety

    What about allonge?

  • @luiseloraine3181
    @luiseloraine3181 Před 2 lety

    Thanksss !!!!!

  • @moasareclowns5049
    @moasareclowns5049 Před 3 lety

    I can't really understand en avant part

  • @segulahdoves-worldwide286

    Does ur book have audio?

  • @dana-marieparris8602
    @dana-marieparris8602 Před 6 lety +1

    What's the song in the background?

  • @ashleypaul1838
    @ashleypaul1838 Před 5 lety +1

    What's the difference between arabesque and de cote

  • @WitherQueen
    @WitherQueen Před 6 lety +1

    I love deglape (jeez my spelling)

  • @megan.mcleod
    @megan.mcleod Před 4 lety

    this was pretty helpful thx :)

  • @jesuse4691
    @jesuse4691 Před 3 lety

    Y

  • @tijnhuls
    @tijnhuls Před 4 lety +2

    The person saying this sounds so depressing and the music doesn’t make it any better

  • @Tangee379
    @Tangee379 Před 4 lety

    I understand why they left this out but, there is a word that is kinda like break a leg in theater for ballet it is the French word for shit its merdè pronounced me-rid!

    • @felissylvestris6557
      @felissylvestris6557 Před 3 lety +1

      ? (I'm French)

    • @sofiebonaparte7831
      @sofiebonaparte7831 Před 3 lety

      @@felissylvestris6557 I think they mean it's pronounced mare-de? it's so hard explaining french sounds with english lol

    • @natopal0819
      @natopal0819 Před 2 lety

      @@felissylvestris6557 i'm french and i don't really know what they meant, but "break a leg" means kinda like good luck right.. and my mom used to say "bonne merde" to say good look like before a exam or whatever so maybe that's what the original poster meant

  • @adelinediallo7775
    @adelinediallo7775 Před rokem

    wow that was sad

  • @aadyapanday6049
    @aadyapanday6049 Před 3 lety +1

    The pronunciation is not good at all

  • @delygolchin
    @delygolchin Před 4 lety

    👌👌👌👌🙏❤

  • @annjoy4018
    @annjoy4018 Před 5 lety +1

    The voice is gonna give me nightmares so I muted it

  • @vadf0nico
    @vadf0nico Před rokem

    MISINFORMATION