Seven Movements of Dance

In ballet there are 7 movements often called the Seven Movements of Dance.

1) Plier [plee-AY] to bend

2) Relever [ruhi-VAY] to rise

3) Sauter [soh-TAY] to jump

4) Elancer [ay-lahn-SAY] to dart

5) Glisser [glee-SAY] to glide

6) Tourner [toor-NAY] to turn

7) Etendre [ay-TAHN-druh] to stretch

To watch and learn ballet check out our ballet glossary page. May you reach your center stage. Much Love, Jacklyn Dougherty