Dance Tech FINAL EXAM

“stretched” the action of stretching your leg and foot out from one position to another while keeping it on the floor.

• Degage

• Tendu

• Pique

• Releve

When a dancer moves their leg off the floor from a position with a pointed foot and straight leg.

• Tendu

• Pointe

• Dégagé

• Releve

Small bend of the knees

• Demi Pliè

• Grand Pliè

• Passé

• Pas de bouree

• Battment

Large bend of the knees

• Demi Pliè

• Ballet

• Grande Pliè

• Tendù

Dancers rises from plié to balance on one or both feet.

• Dégagé

• Tendú

• Plié

• Relevé

When the working leg passes up to the knee of the supporting leg.

• Passé

• Pivot Turn

• Ball Change

• Degage

a series of short usually fast turns by which a ballet dancer moves across the stage.

• Pique

• Chaine

• Releve

• Eleve

A step where one foot chases the other

• Ball Change

• Chaine

• Chasse

• Pivot Turn

meaning beating steps (back, side, front)

• Pas de Bouree

• Pivot Turn

• Kick, ball change

• Tendu

A leap from one foot to the other.

• Grand Jete

• Grant Battment

• Degage

• Pique