152 Spanish Ballet Vocabulary

ballet bar – barra

ballet dancer n bailarín (-ina) m/f (de ballet)

ballet positions – Posiciones de ballet

ballet school n escuela fde ballet

ballet shoe – la zapatilla de bailarina

ballet shoes npl zapatillas fplde ballet

ballet shoes npl zapatillas fpl de ballet

ballet skirt – el tutu, falda f de bailarina or de ballet

botines – ankle boots

bun cover – chonguera (“chongo” is the hair bun)

choreographer – choreography – Coreógrafo – coreografía

dancefloor – pista de baile

faldilla – skirt

folklore shoes – Zapatos (for men)/zapatillas (for women) para danza folklórica.

group of ballet dancers – cuerpo de baile

hobble skirt – la falda tubo

leotard – leotardo (in Mexico, some people call it “payasito”)

nails on tip and heel – clavos en punta y tacón

non-slip rubber – suela antiderrapante

pointe shoes/ballet slippers – zapatillas de ballet

stage design – stage designer – escenografía – escenógrafo

tap shoes: For men “Choclos para tap” / for women: “zapatillas para tap”

tulle – tul

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