Ballet Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 2. to bend
  2. 3. to cut
  3. 4. step of the cat
  4. 8. to chase
  5. 9. a short whipped movement of the raised foot as it passes rapidly in front of or behind the supporting foot or the sharp whipping around of the body from one direction to anotherDeveloppe to develop
  6. 10. a series of small, even steps with the feet close together
  7. 14. elevated, Rising up on the balls of the foot (demi-pointe) or en pointe; a relevé without a demi-plié
  8. 15. half
  9. 16. to balance
  10. 17. a series of rapid turns on the points or demi-pointes done in a straight line or in a circle
  11. 18. to turn
  12. 22. A pirouette where the dancer steps onto pointe or demi-pointe and raises the other leg in any position. Also known as piqué tour
  13. 23. to stretch
  14. 24. to disengage
  15. 25. passed, in which one foot passes in back or in front of the knee of the supporting leg, or one leg passes the other in the air
Down
  1. 1. to rise
  2. 5. a small jump beginning and ending in the fifth position, usually performed in series moving forward, backward, or to the side
  3. 6. a position on one leg with the other behind either a terre, or en l'air
  4. 7. a throwing step
  5. 11. to beat
  6. 12. round of the leg
  7. 13. stepping directly on the point or demi-pointe of the working foot in any desired direction or position with the other foot raised in the air
  8. 19. to glide
  9. 20. carriage of the arms
  10. 21. large
  11. 22. small