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A rotation or spin - a complete turn of the body on one foot, on point or demi-point.

• Danseur

• Degage

• Pirouette

• Plie

Is a classical ballet term meaning "sinking down" - it describes both the movement and the quality of a dancer where they are doing a plie on a single leg.

• Battement Tendu

• Rond de Jambe

• Adagio

• Fondu

A classical ballet term which means " large battement"

• Battement Tendu

• Grand Battement

• Pirouette

• Degage

Is when a dancer is basically bending at the knees. They act as a sort of springboard for all jumps and are important key for turns.

• Plie

• Fondu

• Pirouette

• Rond de jambe

A female dancer in a ballet company.

• Danseur

• Adagio

• Ballerina

• Ballet

Is a classical ballet term meaning "round of the leg" or "circular movements of the leg"

• Fondu

• Rond de jambe

• Degage

• Plie

A movement wherein one leg is extended until the point of the stretched foot barely touches the ground.

• Grand Battement

• Pirouette

• Battement Tendu

• Adagio

Is when a dancer moves their leg off the floor from a position with a pointed foot and straight leg to the front, side or back.

• Degage

• Fondu

• Plie

• Danseur

A male dancer in a ballet company.

• Ballerina

• Fondu

• Plie

• Danseur

A succession of slow, soft, lyrical and continuous movements. It creates the illusion that the positions flow from one into another.

• Pirouette

• Adagio

• Plie

• Fondu