Stay on floor and perform no leaps {à terre} {à par terre}.
Take short leap, straighten both legs, and land in fifth position {assemblé}.
Ascend, hold position in air, and land {ballon}.
Move one leg only {battement}.
Beat one foot against the other or beat both feet together {batterie}. Action can use large high steps {grande batterie} or small low steps {petite batterie}.
Leap from fifth position, beat one leg against the other, and return to fifth position {brisé}.
Beat legs together, keeping both legs at 90-degree or 45-degree angle to floor {cabriolé}.
Step from fifth position, make small jump, change foot from front to back, and land in fifth position {changement de pieds}.
Jump low, land on one foot, land on second foot, and slide first foot forward {chasée}.
Stand on one leg and raise other foot straight up and then out to fully extend leg high in air {developpé}.
Move feet rapidly, from closed to open position, during jumps {echappé}.
leap height {elevation, dance}.
Move backward {en arriere}.
Move forward {en avant}.
Move inward {en dedans}.
Move outward {en dehors}.
Jump straight up from plié and cross straight legs several times {entrechat}.
Extend and shift free leg to spin around {fouette}.
Glide from fifth position to open position to fifth position {glissade}.
Move one leg up during leap {jeté}, which can include a pose {grande jeté}.
Step with formal, whole-body movement {pas, dance}.
Turn {pirouette, ballet}| en pointe, for women, or demi-pointe, for men.
Bend knees with feet turned outward and knees open {plié, ballet}|, which can be small {demi-plié} or deep {grand plié}.
Move or position arms {port de bras}.
Raise body using toes {relevé, ballet}.
Bow deeply {revérence}.
Rotate one leg {rond de jambe en l'air} {rond de jambe}, with pointed toe or with toe above floor.
Jump and step {sauté, ballet}.
Dance on toe bottoms {sur la demi-pointe}.
Dance on toe tips {sur les pointes}.
Start in demi-plié fifth position, do one to three complete turns in air, and return to fifth position {tour en l'air}.
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