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

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

Back

pas de bourrée

Front

Image is demonstating... an act of spinning on one foot, typically with the raised foot touching the knee of the supporting leg.

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

How many counts are usually in a dance sequence?

Back

8 counts

Front

a jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other with one leg extended outward from the body while in the air.

Back

Jete