Grade 5

All material contained in the previous Grades with the addition of the following:

Theory

Positions of the Arms:

Troisième – Third

Movements in Dancing:

Élancer – To dart

Arabesques:

Fourth Arabesque

Fifth Arabesque

Body Positions:

Éffacé – Shaded

Épaulé – Shouldered

Basic Steps: Candidate will be asked to demonstrate individually

Coupé – Cut

Entrechat quatre – Interweaving actions four times

Glissade changé – Gliding step changing

Pas de bourree dessus – Bourrée step or stuffed step over – With epaulement

Petits tours – Small turns

Sissonne ouverte – Sissone open – En avant, en arrière

Soubresaut – Sudden leap or bound – Travelling and sur place

Vocabulary

Ouvert(e) – Opened

Entrechat quatre – Interweaving actions four times

Épaulement – Shouldering

Fouetté – Whipped

Sur place – In place