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| A French word meaning "folded or bent." |
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This word comes from French and it means "large beating." It is a movement in which the whole straight leg is brushed off the floor and into a 90° or highter angle. This movement is associated with cheerleader kicks.
I just learned how to do a really high and beautiful grand battements.
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| Is a dance possition or direction that indicates that a warm up or an exercise is being done forward, side, back and side again. |
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| Comes from French meaning "chased." a movement of the feet. Often associated with chasing. |
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| walks done in demi-plie, parallel position. A very sassy energetic walk. Associated with sassyness. |
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| French word meaning "half." Offten applied to plie and pointe. It is when a dancer does something (a movement) only half way.[image] |
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arching the back too far, resulting in an apperance of bad posture.
Alice was swayse back, it looked like her back was about to crack. |
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French, means "as a bell." [image]
Associated with kicking. A grand battement done from first possition, you kick back and forth continously.
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| comes from French, associated with seesaw or teeter-totter |
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