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Air, en l' [ahn lehr] In the air. Indicates:
(1) that a movement is
to be made in the air;
for example,
rond de jambe en l'air;
(2)
that the working leg,
after being opened to
the second or fourth
position à
terre, is to be raised
to a horizontal
position with the toe
on the level of the
hip.
Couru [koo-REW] Running. As, for
example, in
pas de bourrée
couru.
Demi-pointes, sur les [sewr lay duh-mee-PWENT] On the half-points.
Indicates that the dancer
is to stand high on the
balls of the feet and
under part of the toes.
Also used in the singular,
"sur la
demi-pointe."
Face, en [ahn fahss] Opposite (the audience);
facing the
audience.
Pointes, sur les [sewr lay pwent] On the points. The raising
of the body on the tips of
the toes. Also used in the
singular, "sur la
pointe." First
introduced in the late
1820s or early 1830s at
the time of Taglioni.
There are three ways of
reaching the points, by
piqué,
relevé or
sauté.
Porté, portée [pawr-TAY] Carried. Refers either to
a step which is traveled
in the air from one spot
to another (such as
assemblé dessus
porté) or to the
carrying of a danseuse by
a
danseur.
Terre, à [a tehr] On the ground. This term
indicates: (1) that the
entire base of the
supporting foot or feet
touches the ground; (2)
that the foot usually
raised in a pose is to
remain on the ground with
the toes
extended.
Tournant, en [ahn toor-NAHN] Turning. Indicates that
the body is to turn
while executing a given
step. As, for example,
in assemblé en
tournant.
Sauté, sautée [soh-TAY] Jumped, jumping. When
this term is added to
the name of a step, the
movement is performed
while jumping. As, for
example,
échappé sauté.
Note: In
all jumping movements
the tips of the toes
should be the first to
reach the ground after
the jump, then the sole
of the foot followed by
the heel. In rising
from the ground the
foot moves in the
reverse
order.
Seconde, à la [ah la suh-GAWND] To the second. A term to
imply that the foot is
to be placed in the
second position, or that
a movement is to be made
to the second position
en l'air. As, for
example, in
grand battement à la
seconde.
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