Ballet Word Search
Most ballet terms are French because the art was organized at the French royal court in the 1600s. Steps, costumes and stage directions still carry those names in every studio and school hall.
Ballet word search (Easy)
Find these 10 words
10 words, across and down only
- arabesque
- barre
- dancer
- leap
- plie
- pointe
- slipper
- spin
- stage
- tutu
Ballet word search (Medium)
Find these 15 words
15 words, adds diagonals
- arabesque
- barre
- dancer
- jete
- leap
- leotard
- pirouette
- plie
- pointe
- releve
- slipper
- spin
- stage
- tights
- tutu
Ballet word search (Hard)
Find these 20 words
20 words, any direction, backwards too
- adagio
- arabesque
- ballerina
- barre
- corps de ballet
- dancer
- jete
- leap
- leotard
- pirouette
- plie
- pointe
- port de bras
- releve
- slipper
- spin
- stage
- tendu
- tights
- tutu
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Words in the Ballet word search
Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.
- tutu
- Stiff skirt worn by a ballerina on stage
- barre
- Rail held for balance during warm up exercises
- plie
- Bending of the knees with heels kept down
- arabesque
- Pose with one leg stretched straight behind
- leap
- Jump through the air from one foot
- spin
- Turning the body around on one supporting leg
- pointe
- Dancing on the tips of the toes
- slipper
- Soft flat shoe worn for ballet class
- stage
- Raised area where the ballet is performed
- dancer
- Person trained to perform the steps
- leotard
- Close fitting one piece garment worn in class
- tights
- Stretchy leg covering worn with a leotard
- pirouette
- A full turn made on one leg
- jete
- Jump from one foot onto the other
- releve
- Rising up onto the balls of the feet
- tendu
- Stretching the foot along the floor without lifting
- adagio
- Slow controlled section showing balance and line
- port de bras
- The way the arms are carried and moved
- corps de ballet
- The group of dancers who move as one
- ballerina
- Leading female dancer in a ballet company
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