Terminology
Plié
What is To Bend
Street dance styles primarily performed to hip-hop music
What is Hip Hop
The position where heels are touching and arms are curved in front of the body as if holding a beach ball
What is First Position
Big Throw (Big Leap)
What is Grand Jeté
Pirouette
Pirouette
Relevé
What is To Raise
A fast-paced dance style that incorporates hard-hitting dance moves and ballet technique
What is Jazz
The position where both feet are turned out and the heel of the front foot is at the arch of the back foot, and one arm is above the head while the other arm is out to the side
What is Third Position
Hip Hop trick where your head is resting against the ground whilst balancing on your arms, with your legs in the air.
What is a Freeze
Coupé Turn
Coupé Turn
Battement
What is To Beat
A dance style that embodies various aspects of ballet, jazz, acrobatics, and modern dance. This dance style is often used to express different emotions
What is Lyrical/Contemporary
The position where legs are apart, feet are turned out, and arms are out to the side with a slight curve
What is Second Position
A hip hop trick where you lay on your side with your feet in a straddle in the air
What is a Tilt
Compass Turn (Pencil Turn)
Compass Turn (Pencil Turn)
Chaîné
What is To Chain
A classical dance form characterized by grace and precision of movement and by elaborate formal gestures, steps, and poses.
What is Ballet
The position where your feet are heel-toe and both arms are raised above your head slightly curved
What is Fifth Position
A turning leap where your back leg is in attitude and your back is arched.
What is a Calypso
Pique Turns
Pique Turns
Rond De Jambe
What is Circle of the Leg (Rounding of the leg)
This dance style relies heavily on a knowledge of ballet, tap, and jazz. Singing and acting are also heavily involved in the professional world.
What is Musical Theatre
Position, where both feet are turned out in front of each other, with a space in between and one arm, is above the head slightly curved with the other arm in front of the body slightly curved
What is Fourth Position
A vertical standing split and tilting the upper body to the side while maintaining balance, often used as a jump.
What is a Tilt Jump
A la secondes
A la secondes