Terms
Standing on tip toes
Releve
Dancing however you want
Improv
Standing, looking at the floor while one arm reaches to the corner. Straight line all the way down the back
Flat Back
name the position when you pick your toe/foot up to your knee
Passe
to bend the knees
Plie
Gallop like a horse
Chasse
One leg straight out in front of you on the floor, back leg straight out behind you
Split
The muscle on the back of our leg (on the bottom), helps us balance on tip toes
Calf
to stretch the leg and foot (point and keep toe on floor, also in ballet)
Tendu
Chaine
Front knee bent over ankle, other leg stretched behind you
Lunge
what does belly button to spine mean?
engaging/activating the core
Standing on one leg, other leg is lifted and behind you
Arabesque
up up down
Triplets
Laying on your back, legs open using the wall for help
Gravity Stretch
Where do you turn out from
Hips
Drawing a circle on the floor with your foot, rounding the leg (hint: it's in your recital dance)
Ron De Jambe
Leap
Jete
What muscles do you stretch when you lay on your belly and then push up on your hands to lift up
abdominal muscles
Name the song we first did a combo to
"I'll Try" from Return to Neverland