Basic Steps
Movements in Dancing
Theory
Theory Contd.
Corrections
100

To Chase

What is Chassé

100

Plié

What is To Bend

100

Positions of the Feet

What are 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, & 5th

100

The Audience

What is Wall 5

100

Stay connected to your leg & show side of the knee

What is Retirés

200

Large Step of the Cat

What is Pas de Chat

200

Relevé

What is To Rise

200

Positions of the arms

What are 1st, 2nd, half-2nd, 5th low, 5th to the front, & 5th high 

200

Pointe tendue à terre

What is stretched point on the ground

200

Show 5th position, brush the floor, & go up not side to side

What is Jeté Devant eat Derrière

300

Posing Step to the Front

What is Posé en Avant

300

Sauté

What is To Jump

300

Theory of Movement of the Feet.

What is When moving from a closed position to an open position, slide to appoint and lower the heel. When moving from an open position to a closed position, point and slide lowering the heel.

300

Effacée

What is Shaded

300

Squeeze both feet to a tight 5th position equally

What is Relevés en Cinquième OR Sautés 

400

Throwing Step

What is Jeté

400

Adagio

What is Slow Controlled Movement

400

Theory of Movement of the Arms. 

What is When moving from a low position to a high position, the arms usually pass through fifth to the front. When moving from a high position to a low position, the arms usually pass through second and half second.when moving from a low position to a high position, the arms usually pass through fifth to the front. When moving from high position to a low position, the arms usually pass through second and half 2nd. 

400

Croisé

What is Crossed

400

Show deep plié, point the foot as it comes off the floor, and travel side to side

What is Balancé

500

Cutting Step Under

What is Coupé Dessous

500

Allegro

What is Quick Movements

500

To the 4th Back

What is à la quatrième derrière 

500

Theory of the Movement of the Head in a Pirouette

What is there is one movement of the head. The head is the last to leave the designated spot and the first to return to said spot in one snapping movement.

500

Alight onto your relevé and travel

Posé en Avant or Posé Coupé