Dance Vocabulary

A controlled turn on one leg

• ball change

• pirouette

• passe

• pas de bourree

• fan kick

A high Straight leg kick in which the gesture leg makes a swooping circular arc across te front of the body.

• ball change

• pirouette

• passe

• pas de bourree

• fan kick

A basic move found in most forms of modern dance, a ball change is a transfer of weight from one foot to the other, often performed quickly.

• ball change

• pirouette

• passe

• pas de bourree

• fan kick

The hip is abducted and externally rotated, the knee is bent, the foot is pointed, and the toe touches the knee of the stance limb.

• ball change

• pirouette

• passe

• pas de bourree

• fan kick

A basic linking step which permits a chage from one fifth position to another. (back, side, front)

• ball change

• pirouette

• passe

• pas de bourree

• fan kick