| changement | | point thefoot |
| barline | | step of the horse |
| tendu | | fast footwork |
| staff | | when one's leg melts |
| releve | | fast |
| demi | | bringing legs together in the air before you land |
| glissade | | sideways movement |
| tempo | | syncopated gallop |
| triple | | turn en dedans in the air while keeping a chasse's timing |
| eighthnote | | jump while changing feet from one position to another |
| croise | | going into the air off two feet, landing one one |
| isolation | | large |
| breakturn | | a grouping of three |
| alaseconde | | when there is no sound |
| lateral | | movements that travel through space |
| locomotor | | small |
| saute | | moving one body part at a time |
| flatback | | close |
| chasseturn | | putting an accent where there normally isnot one |
| enfais | | smallest part of something |
| grande | | one lege is bent the other straight, both are on the floor |
| coccyxbalance | | inward |
| allegro | | a type of turn |
| chasse | | half |
| halfnote | | movments that do not travel |
| arabesque | | unplanned movement |
| chaine | | a jump |
| pasdecheval | | dance performed to show one's power or refinement |
| sissone | | from 4th, turning away from the front foot |
| grandbattement | | moving the arms |
| tempsleve | | outward |
| fondu | | a grouping of musical notes |
| rest | | 5 horizontal lines used in music |
| improvisation | | to second position |
| quarternote | | circling the leg |
| rhythm | | a turn where you push off 2 feet to revolve on 1 foot |
| petit | | supporting one's weight on the tailbone |
| pivotturn | | in music it's worth more than an eighth |
| syncopation | | having your torse parallel to the floor |
| petitallegro | | imitating the reflected image of another |
| portdebras | | it's worth twice as much as a quarter note |
| mirroring | | vertical line that separates measures |
| degage | | extending one's leg to the back |
| rondejambe | | a hop |
| ferme | | the beat |
| pirouette | | seating on one's hipwith the legs at right angles |
| devant | | how fast or how slow the music is |
| openswaztika | | the pattern of notes played over the beat |
| derriere | | a high kick |
| assemble | | behind |
| lunge | | rising up on the balls of the feet |
| battementcloche | | it's worth half a beat |
| courtballet | | throwing weight from one foot to the other as split the legs |
| grandejete | | facing the audience |
| endedans | | front |
| nonlocomotor | | gliding step |
| unit | | a leg swing |
| pulse | | legs crossed to the audience |
| measure | | bruching one's foot off the floor |
| endehors | | turning in the direction of the forward foot |
