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Dancer Vocabulary
VOCABULARY Level V Descriptive (like adjectives) Demi – half Grand – big Single – one Double – two Inside leg Outside leg 45 degrees – leg height 90 degrees – leg height 180 degrees – leg height Cambre - arched Positions 1st, 2nd, demi 4th, 5th of the feet Grand 4th lunge 1st, 2nd, 5th en bas and 5th en haut – of the arms Sous-Sus – Over/Under Sur le cou de pied – on the nape of the neck Coupe – to cut Arabesque Croise - crossed Ecarte - separated Efface - shadowed En face – on face 45 degrees – leg height 90 degrees – leg height Retire – to withdraw Attitude – attitude (front and back) Movement Plie – to bend Tendu – to stretch Soutenu – sustained turn Releve – to rise Eleve – to elevate Degage – to disengage Coupe – to cut Pique – to prick Rond de Jambe – Round of Leg Frappe – to strike Petite Battement – small beat Fondu – to melt Passe – to pass Grand Battement – big beat Port de bras – carriage of the arms Port de corps – carriage of the body Pas de bourree – step of little runs Temps lie – connected movement En Cloche – Like a bell Pas de Cheval – step of the horse Enveloppe – to envelop Developpe – to develop En tournant – turning Petite Battu – little beats Serre – tight and closed Fouette – to whip Tombe – to fall Pirouette – to spin Penche – to lean, inclining Flic Flac – a crack, as of a whip Releve Lent – to rise slowly Jete – to throw Chaines – to link Saute – to jump Changement – to change Soubre Sous – sudden spring Echappe – to escape Pas de Chat – step of the cat Glissade – to glide Sissone – named after the originator of the step Grand Jete – large throw Temp leve – time raised Saute de chat – jump of the cat Promenade – to walk Bourneville Jete – throw with the style and technique of Augusta Bourneville Tour Jete – throw turning Assemble – to assemble Petite Jete – small throw Entrechat trios – interwoven three times Entrechat Quatre – interwoven four times Royale – royal step Step Over – inside turn menages - circular Temps de cuisse - thigh movement Ballotte - tossed Ballone - ball like, bouncing step Grand Fouette - big whipped Saute de basque - jump of the basque Contretemps - Beating against time Chasse en tournant - chased turning Brise – broken Vole – flown, flying Temps de fleche – arrow movement Entrechat Six – interwoven six times Directions Devant – to the front A la Second – to the side Derriere – to the back En Dehor – Outside En Dedan – Inside En Croix – in the shape of a cross Dessus – over Dessous – under A terre – on the ground En l’air – in the air A gauche - to the left Fermee - closed Ouvert - open A doite - to the right
