Body Orientation
The crossed body orientation.
What is croisé?
The leg position to the front.
What is devant?
A gliding step used to travel.
Bending the knees.
What is plié?
Brushing the foot off the floor reaching full point then closing.
What is degagé?
The open body orientation.
What is effacé?
The leg position to the back.
What is derrière?
A jump where the legs developpé out into a split.
What is saut de chat?
Brushing the foot out from your center to a full point still in contact with the floor.
What is tendu?
What is retiré?
Directly front body orientation.
What is à la quatrième or en face?
What is à la seconde?
A jump where the legs brush out to a split.
What is grand jeté?
A turn going away from the supporting leg.
What is en dehors?
A turn going towards the supporting leg.
What is en dedans?
The leg position to the side on either the front or back diagonal.
What is ecarté?
A jump where you bring the legs together in the air.
What is assemblé?
Term meaning to fall.
What is tombé?
Jumping from two feet and landing on one.
What is sissone?
A jump where the first leg brushes devant and as you jump the hips flip and the other leg pops up into arabesque.
What is entrelacé or tour jeté?
Small shifts of one foot to rotate in a circle
What is promenade?
What is frappé?