Ballet Terminology

Chaînés are

• multiple jumps

• linked turns

• a kicking of the leg

• big and small leaps

A step when one foot "chases" the other is

• Relevé

• Jeté

• Pas de bourrée

• Chassé

Plié means

• A bending of the knee

• To stretch the ankle

• To jump

• To kick the leg in any direction

Which term means "stretched"

• Degage´

• Relevé

• Tendù

• Battement

Arabesque is

• a kick in any direction

• to whirl or spin

• to rise

• a pose with the leg extended back