Ballet Vocabulary – Intermediate Dance Adagio: a series of slow, controlled movement Arabesque: to fully extend the working leg while balancing on a fully extended supporting leg Assemblé: to assemble; legs come together to land at the same time Attitude: a position in which the working leg is bent at 90 degrees with the knee higher than the foot Battement: to fully extend the working leg from the hip Chainé: A traveling turn done on the balls of both feet at the same time. Legs are in first position while turning. Chalkline: the imaginary line along the floor that lines up with the midline Changement: to change the position of the legs in the air Coupé: a position in which the working foot connects at the supporting ankle Degagé: to lift the working leg approximately 6” off the floor Demi: a small movement Developpé: to unfold Echappé: a jump in which the legs open to 2nd position in the air En dedan: to move toward the supporting leg or midline En dehors: to move away from the supporting leg or midline En l’air: in the air Epaulment: placement of the neck and shoulders Fondue: to melt Glissade: a traveling step executed by gliding the working foot from 5th position in the required direction Grandé Allegro: a series of large, fast movement Grandé: a large movement Jeté: a jump (of varying sizes) in which the legs are extended Par terre: on the ground Pas de bourrée: changing on the toes; a transitional step involving three small weight shifts Pas de chat: “step of the cat”; a jump in which both legs move through passé Passé: a position of the leg in which the working foot connects above the supporting knee Petite Allegro: a series of small, fast movement Piqué: A traveling turn done on one leg. Executed by stepping onto a fully extended leg and lifting the working leg into passé. Pirouette: A stationary turn done on one leg. Plié: to bend Port de bras: carriage of the arms Port de corpse: carriage of the body Promenade: The dancer turns slowly in place on one foot in a series of slight movements of the heel while maintaining a definite pose such as an arabesque or attitude. Relevé: a rise onto the balls of the feet Saut de chat: “jump of the cat”; a leap in which both legs are fully extended through developpé Sauté: to jump Sousou: a closed relevé in 5th position Soutenou: a sustained turn in sousou Supporting leg: the leg that supports the body so that the working leg is free to execute a given movement Téndu: to extend the working foot to a point while maintaining contact with the floor Turnout: legs are rotated from the thigh socket as far as the position can be maintained while keeping the knees and tops of the feet in line Working leg: the leg that is executing a given movement .