Intro to Jazz: Vocabulary

This step resembles a galloping motion. When one foot literally "chases" the other.

• Chasse

• Chaines

• Fan Kick

• Jazz Walks

A change of weight distribution on the balls of your feet.

• Heel Toe

• Chasse

• Ball Change

• Jazz Runs

One foot steps in front of the other, and then the body rotates around back into the original position.

• Jazz Drags

• Pirouette

• Jazz Leap

• Pivot

Turns done in three steps.

• Chaines

• Pirouette

• Pencil Turn

• Axel Turn

A turn and balance on one leg while the opposite leg is in the passe position.

• Fan Kick

• Pirouette

• Releve

• Chasse

A jump from one leg to the other while creating a split in the air

• Arabesque

• Calypso

• Passe

• Jazz Leap

A kick

• Ball change

• Battement

• Develope

• Double Stag

Chasse, ball change combined

• Lindy

• Extended Split

• Canon

• Battement

Basically walking to the side combined with a tiptoeing motion that makes the walk look like a strut

• Triplets

• Battement

• Jazz Split

• Jazz Walks

Stepping sideward with the straight leg in releve. The opposite leg closes to a passe position behind the knee of the straight leg during the turn.

• Chasse

• Fan Kick

• Pique Turn

• Triple Pirouette