Vocabulary Flashcards
Plié
To bend
Battement
To beat
Tendu
To stretch
Glissé
Glided
Frappé
To strike
Battement sur le coup de pied
Beats at the neck of the foot
Retiré
To draw up
Ronds de jambe
Rounding of the leg
Assemblé
To join together
Soutenus
To sustain
Fondu
To melt
Developpé
To unfold
En cloche
Bell
En rond
Round
Demi pointe
Half pointe
Relevé
To snatch
Echappé
To escape
Couru
Running steps
Raccourci
To shorten
Fouetté
To whip
Tournant
Turning
Emboité
Dove tail
Bras bas
Arms down
Demi seconde
Half second
Demi bras
Half arms
Bras croisé
Crossed arms
En couronne
Crowned
A deux bras
With two arms
Epaulment
Use of the shoulders
Degagé
To disengage/point
Chassé
To slide
Posé
To step
Demi-detourné
Half a turn
Temps lié
Time linked
Tombé
To fall
A dos
The back
Rotation
To rotate
Allongé
Elongated/lengthened
Penchee
To lean/tilt