Ballet Flashcards
Traveling two legged turns
Chaine
Changing of the feet
Changement
Foot of working leg resting on the ankle of supporting leg
Coupe
A battement tendu in which the foot comes off the floor to an angle of almost 45 degrees
Dégagé
To develop the leg
Developpe
In the shape of a cross, performing a move Ina pattern that imitates the shape of a cross
En croix
To the inside
En dedan
To the outside
En dehors
In the air
En l’air
Escaping jump from 5th to 2nd position
Echappe’
To melt, one legged knee bent
Fonda
The sliding step
Glissade
Beating, high kick
Grand battement
Leap
Jete
Variation of the grapevine danced in ballet style
Pas de Bouree
Cat step
Pas de Chat
Move where the ballet dancer carefully plants one straight leg with a printed foot on the ground and transfers weight to that foot
Pique
Turn done with an out turned knee
Pirouette
Bend of the knees
Plie
Carriage of the arms
Port de Bras
Rounding of the leg
Round de Jambe
Small jump on two legs, landing on two legs
Sauté
Slow dance movements
Adagio