Part 21

Balance--A combined slide (glissé), closing of the feet, rising on the toes and lowering of the heels.

Changement de Pied--Changing the position of the feet.

Chassé--A chasing step in three movements: Slide (glissé), cut (coupé), slide (glissé).

Ciseaux--The scissors step: A point and swing with one foot while hopping twice on the other.

Coupé--To cut.

Dégager--To sway; to transfer.

Demi Pas de Basque--A half or incomplete pas de basque.

Écarté--To jump from a closed position, open the feet in the air, and land in a closed position.

Échappée--(Escaped.) Any changement done on the toes.

Élever--To rise on the toes.

Entrechat--To spring into the air and change the position of the feet as often as possible before landing.

Fouetté--A swinging of the leg.

Frappé--To stamp the foot.

Glissé--To slide.

Glissade--Three movements combined: Élever (to rise on the toes), glissé (to slide), assemblé (to close the feet).

Grand Battement--High beating.

Jeté--To leap or throw the weight from one foot to the other.

Movement--An activity of the body from a resting position; also a change from one activity to another.

The nine standard dancing Movements are:

(1) Droit--to swing the foot forward and backward; (2) Overt--to swing the foot from right to left; (3) Glissé--to slide; (4) Tourné--to turn; (5) Tortiller--to twist; (6) Battu--to beat; (7) Sauté--to hop; (8) Jeté--to leap; (9) Coupé--to cut.

Pas--A step.

Pas Ballonné--A combination of hop, step, hop.

Pas Boiteaux--A limping step in three movements: Hop on right foot and raise left leg forward with the knee straight; step forward on left foot; step forward on right foot.

Pas de Basque--A step of three movements: Demi rond de jambe, jeté (describe half circle in air with leg, leap); glissé (slide); coupé (cut).

Pas de Bourrée--(Stuffing step.) Three little steps on ball of the foot.

Pas de Chat--(Cat step.) Four sideward movements: Leap, slide, step, step.

Pas Marché--(Marching step.) Four movements: step, swing, step, close.

Pas Sissonne--Imitation of opening or closing of a pair of scissors, done by bending in fifth position, hopping to one side, at the same time lifting opposite leg in second position; then leg down in front and assemblé in front with the leg that did the hop.