Disengaging friction from the floor

Objectional contact friction

Working friction

A jump from two feet landing on one foot, the other coming into a closed position with heels pressed into the floor

A jump from two feet springing forward to one foot and closing in a plié with heels pressed into the floor

A jump that transitions from two feet to one foot and closes with heels pressed into the floor

A jump that begins in a closed fifth position and beats back front to open to a plié

A jump that beats back front, weaving the feet and escaping to a second plié

A jump escaping from two feet to open feet beating back front and closing in a plié

The part of the bell that swings

A brush of the foot through the floor passing through first whilst must maintaining balance on the standing leg

A tendu or degage that brushes through first and goes both front and back

To make sure the leg is turned out in passé, and once you unfold the leg, you use your inner thigh to increase the height of the leg, also using your standing leg, your core, and your quad

To use the muscles in your leg as you unfold it from a turned out passé position, using your hip flexors to bring the leg up higher, while maintaining balance by using your core and muscles in your standing leg

To start in a turned out passé and extend the leg as high as possible, increasing the leg height with quad strength, as well as using your core and turnout

The enriching movement of arms during a ballet combination

Movement of the upper body that enhances the quality of your work

Embellished movement with your head and arms changing positions

When the foot goes through a tendu position that lifts up off the floor, returning to a closed position

When the foot pushes through the floor to a full point 2 or 3 inches off the floor, returning to a closed position.

When the foot uses friction to leave the floor and go into a pointed position, returning to a closed position.

Brushing one foot through the floor into the air, letting the other foot join it and landing in a closed position

Brushing the foot through the floor and joining the feet midair and landing in a plié

Brushing both feet through the floor and meeting in midair, landing on one foot before bringing in the other

3/4 timing, which means you do 3 steps for every 4 counts

3/4 timing, which means you do 3 steps for every 3 counts

4/4 timing, which means you do 3 steps for every 4 counts

A jump that transitions from one foot to another through passés, beginning and ending in a closed fifth position

Through the floor, the legs draw up into passé one after another, shifting weight to the other leg before landing in a turned out position

Using the back foot you draw into a passé, jumping and changing weight to the other leg, then drawing the other leg in passé and closing in a plié.

A floating beat on the shin, then beating behind that same leg and landing on it in a fondue whilst switching legs

A broken step

A traveling beat starting with the front foot in a tendu, transitioning the weight to that foot and jumping off of it to beat front and back with the other leg

Rond de jambe

Devlepé

Entre cha ca

Battement

Leap

It is a half circle of the leg and can travel en dehor or en dedan, keeping the toes on the floor at all times

It is a circle of a stretched and pointed leg, which travels either devant to derrière or derrière to devant

It is a half circle of the leg that travels from front to back, ensuring the foot is pointed and the working leg remains straight

It is a whipping of the leg from a straight leg to a turned out passé, which connects to the standing leg during the turn

It is a quarter circle of the leg whipping en dehor and taking the leg to a connected passé during the turn

It is a half circle of the leg that whips to a passé en lair and attaches to the leg during the turn

To exit from a closed position to an open one

To escape from two joined feet to second

To do a jump going from fifth to second

A series of slow elongated steps that are usually leg extensions that are held for a long time

A shortened version of adagio, slow and continuous movement of the legs and arms

A combination that consists of devlepés, ponches, port de bras, and other slow steps

A glide that pushes your foot through the floor, starting with weight on one foot and ending with weight on the other

A glide shifting your weight from one foot to the other and pushing your foot through the floor and finishing in a closed position

A glide which begins and ends in a closed position, pushing your foot through the floor

A big beat

A big, lifted brush through the floor

A big kick in the air

It is a thank you dance done at the end of class using a port de bras and a curtsy

It is a thank you dance to your teacher and fellow students consisting of slow port de bras

It is a thank you dance to end a lesson that demonstrates gratitude and appreciation

A tendu front on a fondued leg that rond de jambes to the side and lands in a coupe on the opposite leg and closes to fifth

A jump that begins with a rond de jambe and transitions to a coupe front on the opposite leg and closes to fifth

A rond de jambe to a coupe springing forward and pushing through the floor on the opposite leg and closing in fifth

A jump that pushes the feet through the floor and lands in a plié

A spring jump from the floor pointing the toes and landing in a plié, it does not change feet

A springing motion of the feet that does not change feet, landing in the same position you started in a plié