Adv Dance I Vocab

Parallel

No Rotation, Toes pointing straight ahead

Jazz First Position

Feet underneath hips, parallel

Plié

To bend at the knee

Ball Change

A rocking action of two steps, 2 changes of weight

Pivot Turn

Performed in 2 steps, ½ turn on the balls of the feet to change directions

Turn Out

Outward rotation of the legs from the hip socket to the feet

First Position Arms

Arms rounded and closed in a circular position

Jazz Second Position Feet

Feet parallel and one step wider than your hips

Second Position Arms

Arms slightly rounded and open

Jazz Square

Take four steps, making a pattern of a box

Tendu

To stretch, foot slides across floor to a point, then back

Relevé

To rise

Chassé

To chase, step together step

Passé

To pass, foot at knee, the inside of the big toe touching the inside of the knee, toe pointed.

Three Step Turn

Take 3 equal steps while rotating 360 degrees

Grapevine

Step side, behind, side, together

Isolation

Moving one body part only

Jazz hands

Hands with your fingers spread apart

Spotting

A technique for turns, leave head then flip to a fixed point

Pirouette

To whirl. A turn, performed in relevé with the other leg in passé