Dance Vocabulary #1

Front

Chased; one foot chases the other foot out of position

Back

Chasse

Front

Kick; a move in which you slide your foot along the ground and lift

Back

Battement

Front

Placing one foot forward and rotating the body in the opposite direction

Back

Pivot Turn

Front

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Back

Pirouette

Front

a dance movement in which you rise up on the balls of your feet.

Back

Releve

Front

Chains; links; a series of rapid turns in a straight line

Back

Chaine Turn

Front

Stretched; to slide the foot along the floor to an extended (stretched, pointed) position.

Back

Tendu

Front

A movement on the ground that shifts your weight from one leg to the other while changing sides.

Back

shooting star

Front

The fundamental movement is a side-step, often described as a "danced walk". Dancers shift their weight from one foot to the other, which creates the dance's signature hip action.

Back

Merengue

Front

A ballet term that translates from French as "bourrée step" or "beating steps," describing a transitional movement of three small, linking steps.

Back

Pas de bourrée