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definitions and spelling
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Adage/Adagio
slow
À la second
to the side
Allègro
brisk or lively
Arabesque
intertwined flowing lines
Assemblè
to assemble
À Terre
on the ground
Balancé
rocking step
Balancoire
like a seesaw
Ballonné
ball like or bouncing step
Ballotté
Tossed
Barrement
to beat
Battu
beaten
Bourrée
stuffed or crammed
Cabriole
to caper
Cambré
arched
Chainé
to chain or link
Changement
to change
Chassé
to chase
Contretemp
beating against time
Coupé
cut or cutting
Croisé
crossed
Dégagé
to disengage
Demi
half
Derriére
behind
Détourné
turned aside
Devant
in front
Développé
to develop
Écarté
separated, thrown wide apart
Échappé
to escape or slip
Effacé
shaded
Elevé
to bring up
Emboité
fitted togeteher
En Avant
forward
En Bas
low
En Cloche
like a bell
En Croix
in the shape of a cross
En dedan
inward
En Dehor
outward
En Haut
high
En L’Air
in the air
En Tournant
while turning
Entrechat
interweaving or braiding
Enveloppé
to envelope
Épaulement
schoulder
Fondu
to sink or melt
Fouetté
to strike
Frappé
to strike
Glissade
to glide
Grand
big/large
Jeté
throwing step
Lame Duck
hobbling on one leg
Manége
circular
Pas De Basque
basque step
Pas De Chat
step of the cat
Pas De Cheval
step of the horse
Passé
to pass
Penché
to lean or incline
Piqué
to prick
Piroutte
to whirl or spin
Petit
small
Plié
to bend
Port De Bras
carriage of the arms
Promenade
a walk
Relevé
to rise
Renversé
to upset
Retiré
withdrawn
Révérence
to treat with deep respect
Rond De Jambe
round of the leg
Saut De Basque
basque jump
Saut De Chat
cats jump
Sauté
to jump
Sissonne
jumping 2 feet to 1
Soubresaut
sudden spring
Soutenu
sustained
Sur Le Cou-de-pied
on the “neck” of the foot
Sus-sous
under over, over under
Tendue
stretched
Tombé
falling
Temps De Fleche
shooting an arrow
Temps Lié
time linked
Temps Levé
time raised
Tour
turn