7 Movements of Dance
The movement To Bend
What is a Plie
To stretch the foot
What is a tendu
French term for describing to the front
What is devant
When the dancer degages to the side, jumps up and the other leg lands in coupe
What is a Jete
The foot position when the heels are apart and toes turned out
What is second position
To Stretch
what is a Por De Bra
To brush the foot slightly off the ground. An extension of a tendu
What is a tendu
French word describing to the side
What is a la seconde
When the dancer starts in fifth position and steps back side and finishes in 5th front
What is pas de bouree
The foot position when the heels are together and toes are turned out
What is first position
The movement to Jump
What is a Saute
The circling of the leg in an outward and inward direction.
What is a ron de jambe
French word describing to the back
Derriere
What is the term when a dancer starts in first brushes one leg jumps on to it then brushes the other leg and closes back into first position
What is a glissade
The term when the heel of one foot meets the instep of the other foot or is (in between)
What is third position
A step Turn
What is a Chaine
A large kick
What is a grand battement
French Word meaning large
Grande
When the dancer starts in a position in plie jumps in the air and returns to a position in plie
What is saute
The foot position when the heel of one foot meets the big toe of another (forms a v position)
What is fifth position
To glide or Slide
What is a Glissade
What is the term when the leg slowly goes through several positions until it final extends and is straight.
What is a developpe
French word describing slow continuous movement
What is Adagio
The French word that means "Cat Step"
What is Pas de Chat
The foot position when the foot is one step of the other in a turned out position.
What is fourth position