Ballet Definitions
To Bend
What is Plié?
Degagé
What is a to disengage?
One arm is in 2nd position and one arm is in first position
What is 3rd position?
To rise without a demi plié
What is élevé?
Allegro
What is fast?
Both arms above your head
What is fifth en haut?
Over under
What is Sous-sus?
Passé
What is to pass?
The elbows are lower than the shoulders, the wrists are lower than the elbows, and the hands are lower than the wrists.
What is 2nd position?
To melt
What is Fondu?
En dedáns
What is to move inward?
One arm is in fifth en haut while the other arm is curved in second position.
What is fifth position?
In the shape of a cross
What is En Croix?
échappé
What is to escape?
Hands curve slightly and are in front of the thighs. This is the dancer’s “attention.”
What is fifth en bas?