Ballet Flashcards
Plie
Bending of the knees
Degage
To move apart
Devant
In front
Derriere
Behind
A la seconde
To the side
Battement
To beat
Tendu
To stretch
Grande
Large
Demi
Half
Detourne
To turn
En croixe
In the shape of a cross
Assemble
To assemble
Soutenu
To hold
Echappe
To escape
Releve
To snatch onto demi-point
Frappe
To strike
Development
To unfold
Ronde de jambe
Rounding of the legs
A tere
On the ground
En dehors
Outwards
En debans
Inwards
Petite
Small
Sur le cou de pied
On the neck of the foot
En l’air
In the air
Fouettte
To whip
En tournant
Turning
Glisse
To glide
Port de bras
Carriage of the arms
Adage
Slow and control movement
Croise
Crossed
Ouverte
Open
Ecarte
Diagonally
Deux Bras
Two arms
passe
To pass
chasse
To chase
Attitude
Standing position
Arabasque
A pose where the dancer stands on one leg, the other leg stretched out behind
coupe
To cut
En fondu
To melt
Pose
To step
Temps lie
Transfer of weight
Pas de bouree
Running step
Pique
Picked up
Glissade
To glide
Jete
To throw
Pirouette
To whirl
Sissone
To jump on two feet onto one
Changement
To change
soubrescut
To mask the feet, jump up without changing feet
Pas de chat
Step of a chat
saute
To spring
Entrechat quatre
To beat four times
En avant
To the front
En arrire
To the back
