Ballet terms short definition with Jacklyn Dougherty and Dr. Joni Dougherty Ed.D.  Short way to remember ballet terminology for those how to moments.  For more ballet stay tune for the next episodes and visit https://www.jacklyndougherty.com/. May you reach your center stage.  Much Love

Adage Slow movements Ailes de pigeon Pigeon’s wings Air, en l’ In the air Allegro Brisk Allonge Extended Aplomb Assurance Argue Arched Arriere, en Backward Arrondi Rounded curved Assemble Joined together Avant en Forward Balance Rocking step Ballon Bounce Ballotte Tossed Bas en Low Battement Beating Batterie Beaten Steps Battu Beaten Bras Arms Brise Broken Cabriole Caper Cadre Framework Cambre Arched Chaines Chains links Change Changed Changer sans Without change Chasse Chased Cinquieme Fifth Ciseaux Scissors Cloche en Bell shape Colle Glude Contretemps Beating against time Cote de Sideways Cote jardin Garden side Cou-de-pied Neck Coupe Cut Couronne en Shape of a crown Couru Running Croise Crossed Croix en In the shape of a cross Cuisse Thigh Danse Dance Deboite Disjointed Deboules Rolling like a ball Decor Decoration Dedans en Inward Degage Disengaged Dehors en Outward Demi Half Derriere Behind Descendant en Coming down Dessous Under Dessus over Detire Drawn out Detourne Turned aside Deux Two Deuxieme Second Devant In front Developpe Developed Diagonale en In a diagonal Divertissement Diversion Dos a dos Back to back Double Double Droiste a To the right Ecarte Separated Echappe Escaping Ecole School Efface Shaded Elan Attack Elance Danting Elancer To darting Elevation pas d Step of elevation Emboite Boxed En In Enchaînement Linking Enlevement Carrying off Entrechat Interweaving Entree Entrance Entrelace Interlaced Enveloppe Enveloped Epaule Shouldered Epaulement Shouldering Etendre To stretch Etendu Outstretched extended Etoile Star Face de In front full face Face en Opposite Failli Giving way Faux False Ferme Closed Flechir To bend Flic-Flac Crack Fouette Whipped Frappe Struck Gauche a To the left Genou Knee Glissade Glide Glisse Gliding Glisser To gilde Grande Large Haut en High Hauteur a la To the height Incline Inclined Jamb Leg Jarret Ham Jarrete Close legged knock kneed Jete pas Throwing step Lecon Lesson Leve temps Time raised Lie temps Time linked Ligne Line Maneges Circular Marquer To stamp Milieu au Center Monter To rise Neuf Nine Ouvert Open Pas Step Passe Passed Penche Leaning inclining Petit Small Pied Foot Pietiner To stamp the feet Pique Pricked Pirouette Spin Plane Soaring Plat a On the flat Plie Bending Plier To bend Poisson Fish Port De Bras Carriage of the arms Porte Carried Pose Posture Premier First Promenade Turn in walk Quarre en In the shape of a square Quart Quarter Quatre Four Quatrieme Fourth Raccourci Shortened Ramasse Picked up Rebours a In reverse Reculant en Drawing back Releve Raised Relever to raise Remontant en Going up Renverse Upset reversed Repeter To rehearse Retire Withdrawn Retombe Falling back Reverence Curtsey Rond Round Royale Royal Salle Autor de la Round the room Saut Jump Sauter To jump Sautille Hopped Seconde a la To the second Sept Seven Serre Tight Simple Oedinary Six Six Souleve Raised Sos-sus Under-over Soutenu Sustained Suite de Continuously Sur On upen Sus-Sous Over-under Sous-Sus Under-over Tableau Picture Talcon Heel Taquete Pegged Temps TIme Tendu Stretched Termine Ended Terre a On the ground Tete Head Tire-bouchon en Like a corkscrew Tiroirs faire les Act like the drawers of a chest Tombant Falling Tombe Falling Tonnelet Literally a cask Tour Turn Tournant en Turning Tourney To turn around Tour pique en dedans Pricked turn Inward Tour pique en dehors Pricked turn outward Tour pose Poised turn Tour saute Jumping turn Troisieme Third Un One Valse Waltz Variation Variation Vole Flown Volee Flying Volee de In flight Voyage Traveled