Dance Vocabulary January 28, 2022

Chasse

• to bend
• to chase
• to leap
• to rise

Plie

• to bend
• to chase
• to leap
• to rise

Releve

• to bend
• to chase
• to leap
• to rise

Arabesque

• the supporting leg is straight, while the other leg is raised horizontally behind the dancer
  
• the supporting leg is straight, while the other leg is raised horizontally to the side of the dancer
  

4 Stage Directions

• Up Stage, Down Stage, Stage Right, Stage Left
• Up Stage, Back Stage, Stage Right, Stage Left
• Up Stage, Down Stage, Right Stage, Left Stage

Name the dance movement here.

Name the dance movement here.

• plié in second position

• a big squat

• leaning and bending

Name the dance movement here.

• developpé

• passé and point

• battement

Name the dance movement here.

• standing up

• alignment

• skeletal position

Movement that is slow, smooth and continuous can be described as being __________________