Terminology
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What is arabesque?
What is: where the leg is extended behind the dancer’s body at a 90° angle or higher.
What is coupé?
What is: A link between steps, such as jeté, using the cou-depied position.
What is glissade?
What is: to slide or glide. The initiating leg slides out into dégagè.
What are wings?
What is: With weight on one foot, and hop into the air while scraping the edge of the tap shoe on the ground.
What is a Russian?
What is: A toe touch jump in second position.
What is relevé?
What is: to rise or spring onto the toes.
What are isolations?
What is: the moving one part of the body, such as the head, shoulder, ribs, or hips, while the rest are immobile.
What is tendu?
What is: A stretched action of the gesturing limb from a stance position with flat foot to a pointed foot, with the toes
What are toe stands?
What is: A movement in which the dancer stands on the tips of the tap shoes.
What is pas de bourreé?
What is: A basic linking step which permits a change from one fifth position to another.
What is a tour?
What is: The turn of the body.
What are port-de-bras?
What is: The carriage of the arms.
What is passé?
What is: A movement where the hip is abducted and externally rotated, the knee is bent.
What is ball change?
What is:Two quick changes of weight from one ball of the foot to the other.
What is a Maxie Ford?
What is: A step named for a famous dancer. Consists of a step, shuffle, jump, toe tip behind.
What is Sissonne?
What is: A jump from two feet onto one foot in various directions.
What is penché?
What is: Where the torso and gesture limb are tilted forward from the hip.
What is a bridge?
What is: A back bend.
What is a dig?
What is: The digging of the heel into the floor without weight transfer.
What is a wrist press?
What is: The flexing the hand and pushing the palm away from the shoulder.