Grade One Terminology

All the previous terminology from Preparatory and Primary should be added to the Grade One Glossary.

Glossary

  • Plié – to bend
  • Demi plié – half a bend
  • Battement tendu – to point
  • Glissé or Glissadé – to glide
  • Petits – small
  • Grand – big
  • Degagé – to disengage
  • Devant – to the front
  • Derrière – to the back
  • Grands Battements – big beats
  • Retire – to pull upwards
  • Allegro – Upbeat / lively
  • Sauté – to jump
  • Echappé – to escape
  • Glissade – to glide
  • Posé temps levé – step and hop
  • Changements – to change
  • Enchainment – chain of steps
  • Port de Bras – carriage of the arms