Dance Terminology

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Across
  1. 2. Arms are rounded and lowered in front of thighs
  2. 4. The gesturing leg
  3. 5. Arms are rounded and in line with belly button. Feet, heels together and toes turned out
  4. 9. Arms are rounded and out to the side of the body. Feet, heels apart and toes turned out
  5. 12. A slide along the ground
  6. 14. Both arms rounded and above the head. Feet, heel is in line the toe of the other foot and toes turned out
  7. 15. The ability of the dancer to stand and move with the legs externally rotated at the hip
Down
  1. 1. Feet are placed side by side, with the toes pointing straight ahead
  2. 3. Bending movement of the knees
  3. 4. Step behind, side, front
  4. 6. A balancing position, where one leg is off the ground to the back and arms are in correct alignment to the front and side
  5. 7. Raising the foot onto demi-pointe
  6. 8. An action where the foot and leg are stretched along the ground and away from the body
  7. 10. One arm is in front of the body and one arm out to the side. Feet, heel is in line with the middle of the other foot and toes turned out
  8. 11. Split leap
  9. 13. A Jump with straight legs