Ballet 1
To rise from straight legs
Eleve
Glissade
To glide
Change of the feet
Changement
Chain-like, chain or link
Chaines, chaine
En lair
In the air
Balance
Rocking step
Crossed
Croise
Battement
To chase
Chasse
In the shape of a cross, moving front, side, back, side
En croix
Inward
En dedans
To strike, struck, striking movement
Frappe
En dehors
Outward
Cambre
Arched, folding at the waist
Arabesque
Balancing on one foot while extending the other leg behind. Chest is lifted.
Developpe
Developing movement. Unfolding of the leg/foot from body and out into extension.
Like a bell
En cloche
Allegro
brisk, fast, lively movements
Grand Battement
Large beat of the leg
Detourne
Turned aside, turning
En promenade
In a walk
Separated
Ecarte
Fouette
Whipped
Neck of the foot
Cou-de-pied
Slow, controlled, and sustained
Adagio, Adage