CC & CO Fall Preschool Focus
Dancing Diva Class
Terms for your dancer to work on
- Échappé (ay'-shah-pay')- To escape- moving from 5th to 2nd position by sliding the feet to the ball of the foot - or as a jump.
- Port De Bras (pohr duh brah)- Carriage of the arms- Movement of the upper body and arms.
- Pasé (pah-say)- To pass- The working legs' foot is pointed to the side of the supporting legs' knee.
Plie - (plee-ay)
To bend- the knee or knees.
Tendu- (tahn-dew)
To stretch- To extend the leg straight out from supporting leg with foot fully pointed - front, side or back.
Relevé-[ruhl-VAY]
To Rise- This means to rise from the foot to the demi-pointe.