top of page

How To Ballet Term Dictionary A La Seconde En Tournant Video Jacklyn Dougherty


Adage Slow movements  Ailes de pigeon Pigeon’s wings  Air, en l’ In the air  Allegro Brisk  Allonge Extended  Aplomb Assurance  Argue Arched  Arriere, en Backward  Arrondi Rounded curved  Assemble Joined together  Avant en Forward  Balance Rocking step  Ballon Bounce  Ballotte Tossed  Bas en Low  Battement Beating   Batterie Beaten Steps  Battu Beaten  Bras Arms  Brise Broken  Cabriole Caper  Cadre Framework  Cambre Arched  Chaines Chains links  Change Changed  Changer sans Without change  Chasse Chased  Cinquieme Fifth  Ciseaux Scissors  Cloche en Bell shape  Colle Glude  Contretemps Beating against time  Cote de Sideways  Cote jardin Garden side  Cou-de-pied Neck  Coupe Cut  Couronne en Shape of a crown  Couru Running  Croise Crossed  Croix en In the shape of a cross  Cuisse Thigh  Danse Dance  Deboite Disjointed  Deboules Rolling like a ball  Decor Decoration  Dedans en Inward  Degage Disengaged  Dehors en Outward  Demi Half  Derriere Behind  Descendant en Coming down  Dessous Under  Dessus over  Detire Drawn out  Detourne Turned aside  Deux Two  Deuxieme Second  Devant In front  Developpe Developed  Diagonale en In a diagonal  Divertissement Diversion  Dos a dos Back to back  Double Double  Droiste a To the right  Ecarte Separated  Echappe Escaping  Ecole School  Efface Shaded  Elan Attack  Elance Danting   Elancer To darting  Elevation pas d Step of elevation  Emboite Boxed  En In  Enchaînement Linking  Enlevement Carrying off   Entrechat Interweaving  Entree Entrance  Entrelace Interlaced  Enveloppe Enveloped  Epaule Shouldered   Epaulement Shouldering  Etendre To stretch  Etendu Outstretched extended  Etoile Star  Face de In front full face  Face en Opposite  Failli Giving way  Faux False  Ferme Closed  Flechir To bend  Flic-Flac Crack  Fouette Whipped  Frappe Struck   Gauche a To the left  Genou Knee Glissade Glide Glisse Gliding  Glisser To gilde  Grande Large Haut en High   Hauteur a la To the height  Incline Inclined Jamb Leg Jarret Ham  Jarrete Close legged knock kneed  Jete pas Throwing step  Lecon Lesson  Leve temps Time raised   Lie temps Time linked  Ligne Line  Maneges Circular  Marquer To stamp Milieu au Center  Monter To rise  Neuf Nine  Ouvert Open Pas Step  Passe Passed  Penche Leaning inclining Petit Small  Pied Foot  Pietiner To stamp the feet Pique Pricked Pirouette Spin Plane Soaring Plat a On the flat Plie Bending Plier To bend  Poisson Fish  Port De Bras Carriage of the arms  Porte Carried  Pose Posture  Premier First  Promenade Turn in walk  Quarre en In the shape of a square  Quart Quarter Quatre Four  Quatrieme Fourth  Raccourci Shortened  Ramasse Picked up  Rebours a In reverse  Reculant en Drawing back  Releve Raised Relever to raise  Remontant en Going up  Renverse Upset reversed  Repeter To rehearse  Retire Withdrawn  Retombe Falling back  Reverence Curtsey Rond Round Royale Royal Salle Autor de la Round the room  Saut Jump  Sauter To jump  Sautille Hopped  Seconde a la To the second  Sept Seven  Serre Tight  Simple Oedinary Six Six  Souleve Raised  Sos-sus Under-over  Soutenu Sustained Suite de Continuously  Sur On upen  Sus-Sous Over-under  Sous-Sus Under-over  Tableau Picture Talcon Heel  Taquete Pegged  Temps TIme  Tendu Stretched  Termine Ended  Terre a On the ground  Tete Head  Tire-bouchon en Like a corkscrew  Tiroirs faire les Act like the drawers of a chest  Tombant Falling  Tombe Falling  Tonnelet Literally a cask  Tour Turn  Tournant en Turning   Tourney To turn around   Tour pique en dedans Pricked turn Inward  Tour pique en dehors Pricked turn outward Tour pose Poised turn Tour saute Jumping turn  Troisieme Third  Un One  Valse Waltz  Variation Variation Vole Flown  Volee Flying  Volee de In flight  Voyage Traveled
Ballet A La Seconde Jacklyn Dougherty


FI8A0922_edited.jpg
Be the first to know!

Thanks for subscribing!

bottom of page