1
Q
Cambré
A
to arch
2
Q
Echappé
A
to escape
3
Q
Relevé
A
to rise
4
Q
Port de bras
A
carriage of the arms
5
Q
En haut
A
high
6
Q
En face
A
facing
7
Q
Adagio
A
slow and sustained
8
Q
Allegro
A
brisk and lively
9
Q
Balancé
A
to rock back and forth
10
Q
En croix
A
in the shape of the cross: pattern of front, side, back, side
11
Q
En dedan
A
inward
12
Q
En dehor
A
outward
13
Q
Grand Battements
A
big beats
14
Q
Révérence
A
curtsey or bow
15
Q
Arabesque
A
performed with the working leg straight and extended behind the body
16
Q
Développé
A
to develop
17
Q
Petite
A
small
18
Q
Pas de chat
A
step of the cat
19
Q
Croisé
A
crossed
20
Q
Fondu
A
to melt
21
Q
Glissade
A
to glide
22
Q
Sur le cou-de-pied
A
on the neck of the foot
23
Q
Assemblé
A
to assemble
24
Q
Dégagé/battement jeté
A
disengage
25
Soutenu
sustained
26
Tendu
to stretch/pointe
27
Demi
half
28
Derrière
in back
29
Devant
in front
30
Plié
bend
31
Sauté
to jump
32
En bas
low
33
Chassé
to chase
34
Changement
to change
35
Pas de bourrée
crammed step
36
Pirouette
to spin
37
Piqué
to prick
38
Rond de jambe
round the leg
39
Pas de deux
dance for two
40
Passé
pass through
41
Tour
turn
42
Coupé
to cut
43
Jete
throw out
44
Retiré
withdrawn
45
Pas de cheval
step of the horse
46
Frappé
to strike
