Ballet Terms Flashcards
Plie
Bending the knees in either grand plie or Demi plie
Tendu
One foot glides across the floor with toes touching floor
Degage
Disengage from working and supporting leg
Slightly lifted off of floor
Arabesque
Where one floor is outstretched behind the other
Assemble
Joined together!
En croix
“Cross”
Indicates a leg movement from front side back, to back side from
Releve
When a dancer Demi plies to then rise on the balls of their feet
Grand batttment
Leg fully lifted off the floor as far as it can go
Pas de boureee
Back side front! Traveling step!
Pas de chat
Sideways jump of which the legs lift and bend one after the other
Passé
When one leg presses against the other to form a triangle shape
Rond de jambe
One leg in pointed in tendu moving in a D shape
Round of leg
Sauté
To jump
Chasse
To chase
Sissone
To jump from both feet to one
