1) A marching step.
2) A walking step in which the turned-out pointed toe reaches the ground first, then the heel is lowered before the weight is transferred to the whole foot on the ground.
Often called Passe, retire is actually the position in which a ballet dancer raises their thigh en l’air with the knee bent so that the pointed foot is placed either in front, behind or to the side of the supporting knee. The difference between passe and retire is that passe is the actual movement in which the leg passes the knee of the supporting leg from one position to another and retire is the position itself.
Échappé is a classical ballet term meaning “slipping movement” or “escaping.” A dancer does an échappé with their legs and feet. Starting in a closed position, usually fifth position with the feet, the dancer slides both feet out equally into either second or fourth position.
A standard échappé is done without the dancer’s feet never losing contact with the floor the entire movement. This is very common in pointe classes and female variations. An échappé sauté looks similar but is done with a jump that opens to second in the air.
Soubresaut is a classical ballet term describing when a dancer performs a quick jump from two feet and lands on two feet in fifth position, traveling slightly forward during the jump. This jump is usually seen in all levels of ballet classes from beginner to professional levels by both male and female dancers. It can also be seen by male dancers during variations as a preparation before a tour en l’air during a sequence of beated jumps.
Pas de chat is a classical ballet term meaning “cat’s step.” It gets its name because the step resembles how a cat jumps.
A dancer does a pas de chat by starting in fifth position with the right foot in back. The dancer pliés then jumps with the right leg going into a passé (also known as retiré) quickly followed by the left leg moving into passé. For a moment, the dancer is in the air with both legs in high passés (looking like a grande plié in fifth position but with pointed feet). The dancer then places their right foot on the floor first followed by the left back in front to fifth position. Pas de chat has variations including starting and ending from a fourth position.
Grand jeté is a classical ballet term meaning “big throw.” It describes a big jump where the dancer throws one leg into the air, pushes off the floor with the other, jumping into the air and landing again on the first leg.
Reverence typically looks like a bow or curtsy, and it is the last exercise of a balletclass, in which the ballet dancers pay respect to and acknowledge the teacher and accompanist. ... Reverence usually includes bows (for men), curtsies (for women) and ports de bras.
Croise (means Cross), En Face (Means to face Front), En Face (Face front), Efface (means Open), A La Second En Face (means tendu a la second or to the side), ÉCARTÉ DEVANT - ÉCARTÉ DERRIÉRE (means tendu facing the diagonal line), A LA QUATRIÈME ( means tendu devant or derriere ), ÉPAULÉ ( means shouldered ).
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