Dance 2 Term 1 Vocab Quiz

A slow bending of the supporting leg.

• echappe

• fondu

• barrel turn

simple vertical jump

• saute

• sissone

• hitch kick

jumping from fifth position to second and back to fifth

• pique

• echappe

• lunge side

one leg is in the air while the other leg kicks up to pass it

• coupe

• fondu

• hitch kick

spring into fifth position releve

• sous-sus

• tombe

• pique

a step in which the body moves sharply into demi-pointe

• sissone

• pas de bourre with turn

• pique

foot positioned near the other ankle

• pretzel

• coupe

• saute

fall from one leg to the other

• tombe

• pique

• lunge side

one leg in plie and the other extended

• soutenu

• lunge side

• hitch kick

pas de bourre into a prep then a pirouette

• hinge

• pas de bourre with turn

• sous-sus