Dance Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. a pirouette performed with a circular whipping movement of the leg
  2. 5. a spin or turn on one leg
  3. 7. outward direction
  4. 9. to stretch
  5. 10. a large leap; leading leg performs a developpe
  6. 11. ability to move through a large range of motion
  7. 13. a transitional movement in three small steps
  8. 14. a circular movement of the leg
  9. 15. a chain or link of turns
  10. 18. the leg that executes the movement
  11. 19. a leap with both legs in attitude position
  12. 20. a turn in the air
  13. 22. leaning, inclining forward
Down
  1. 1. a slide to the floor ending in forward leg straight and back leg bent
  2. 2. the actual steps, groupings and patterns of a dance
  3. 3. an unwinding turn
  4. 6. inward direction
  5. 8. a small, half-bend of the knees
  6. 10. a jump from one foot to the other with the working leg extended straight back
  7. 12. to rise
  8. 16. disengaged; a small kick
  9. 17. a large kick
  10. 21. to chase