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| extended, outstretched. For ex. Arabesuq allong'ee |
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| a pose in dance. It is a position on one leg with thte other lifted in back, the knee bents at an angle of 90 degrees and well turned out so that the knee is higher than the foot. |
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| ball-like or dancing step. A step in which the dancer springs into the air extending one leg to the front, side or back and lands with the extended leg either sur le cou-de-pied or retire |
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| broken, breaking. A small breaking step in which the movement is broken. |
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| caper. An allegro step in which the extended legs are beating the air. The working leg is thrust into the air,the underneath leg follows and beats against the first leg sending it higher |
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| a step made up of two or more steps or portions of steps under one name. |
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| under. Indicates that the working foor passes behind the supporting foot. |
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| over. Indicates that the working foot passes in front of the supporting foot. |
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| turned aside. A pivot turn on both points or deme-pointes. It is a complete turn toward the back foot and reverses the position of the feet. |
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| separated, thrown wide apart |
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| turned aside. A pivot turn on both points or demi-pointes. It is a complete turn toward the back foot and reverses the position of the feet. |
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| separated, thrown wide apart |
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| fitted together or "boxed". It is a type of jete' without a brush of the working foot. |
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| low, used to indicate a low position of the arms |
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| high, used to indicate a high position of the arms |
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| Entrechat (plus a number) |
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| interweaving or braiding. A step of beating in which the dancer jumps into the air and rapidly crosses the legs before and behind each other. Entrechats are counted from two to ten according to the number of crossings required and counting each crossing as two movements (one by each leg) ex. Entrechat quatre (4) |
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| enveloped. A rotation of the body turning en dedans on the supporting leg while the other leg encircles it |
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| whipped. The movement may be a short whipped movement of the raised foot as it passes rapidly in front of or behind the supporting foot or a sharp whipping around of the body. There are a great variety of fouette's |
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| step. A simple step or a compound movement which involves a transfer of weight. |
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| withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raised to the second position en l'air with the knee bent so that the pointed toe rests in front of, behind or to the side of the supporting knee. Many also call this a passe' |
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| royal. A changement in which the calves are beaten together before the feet change position. |
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| named for the originator of the step. It is a jump from both feet usually performed traveling forward and landing on both feet. |
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| sustained. Soutenu en tournant-sustained in turning |
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| time, step, movement. A part of a step or movement in which no transfer of weight takes place. |
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| time raised, or raising movement. This is a hop from one foot with the other raised in any position, in some methods, it means springing from 5th position raising one foot sur le cou-de-pied. |
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