M manègemah-nez' Merry-go-round; a descriptive term for a series of steps that travel in a circle around the stage
N neufnuhph Nine.
O ouverteoh-vehr' Open.
P paspah Step. passépah-say' To pass; a position and/or movement that requires the working leg to have its foot pointed to the side of the supporting leg's knee. penchépahn-shay' To incline; a movement where one leg is extended backwards and the other one is standing on the floor, from that position lean forward. petitepuh-teet' Small piqué pee-kay' To prick; a movement that calls for the dancer to quickly step out on one leg to the half-toe position. pirouettepeer-whet' Whirling; a generalized term used to describe a turn; in the Russian method they usually refer to turns as tours. pliéplee-yay' To bend; a fundamental movement that requires the bending of the knee or knees. poisson, deduh pwah-sohn' Of the fish; a movement that describes a jump from two feet with the legs held tightly together and the body bent backwards. port de braspohr duh brah Carriage of the arms; a term used to describe a movement of the upper torso and arms; in the Russian method there are six port de bras. portépohr tay' To travel; portage; to carry; a descriptive term used for a number of jumps calling for the movement to travel smoothly and close to the floor. posépoh-say' To pose; a term used to describe a specific position. préparationpray-pahr-ah'-zjohn To prepare; a term that describes a movement before the ronds de jambes à terre exercise; this movement can be done inwards (en dedans) or outwards (en dehors). préparation, grandgrahn pray-pahr-ah'-zjohn Large preparation; a term that describes a large circular movement with the leg as the body is bent forward then backward; this movement can be done inwards (en dedans) or outwards (en dehors). promenade prohm-nahd' A walk; anexcursion.
R relevérehl-leh-vay' To rise; a term used to describe a rise from the whole foot to demi-pointe. relevé lent, battementbaht-mahn' rehl-leh-vay' lehnt To rise slowly and evenly; a movement that requires one leg to extend evenly forward as the other leg rises to demi-pointe; it can be done front, side, or back. renversérahn-vehr-say' Reversing; overturning; a circling movement of the leg and the co-ordination of the torso; can be done on the floor or as a jump. révérenceray'-vay-rahnss Reverence; bow; curtsy; a term used to describe the last exercise of a class. revoltaderuh-vohl-tahd' To fly back; to revolve; a jump that begins on one foot and lands on the same foot. rondrohn Round. Royale rawh-yal' Royal; a beating jump.
S sanssahns Without. sautésoh-tay' Jump; a jump off the ground with either one or two legs; also referred to as temps levé. seconde, a laah lah sek-ond' To the second; a pose on one leg with the other one extended to the side either 45°, 90°, 120°, or 180°off the floor. septset Seven. serré sehr-ay' Close; compact; tight; a movement that escribes a fast beating of the foot against the ankle of the other leg. sissonnesee-sohn A jump from two feet to one; this jump can be done closed (fermé) or open (ouverte), forward, sideways, or backwards, and over (dessus) or under (dessous). sixseess Six. soubresaut sew-brah-soh' Sudden leap; a jump from two feet to two feet with the legs held tightly together; the movement can be done with the body held straight or with the upper torso bent backwards (de poisson). sous-sussoo-sew' Below; above; a term used to describe a very tight 5th position on demi-pointe. soutenusoot-new' To support; to sustain; a movement where one leg is evenly drawn to the other; it can be done in place, with half or whole turn either outwards (en dehors) or inwards (en dedans)
T tempstahn Step; in time (time-step); though the action is similar as sauté, the sauté action is usually even in its jumping form where the temps denotes a sharper, springy action. temps de cuissetahn duh kweess' Step of the thigh; quartering of the thigh; a movement that places a foot in front of another, then jump with two feet and land on one foot. temps de flèchetahn duh flesh' Step of the arrow (flèche); a jump from on e foot to the other, and in the air they pass by each other with bent legs. temps levétahn lah-vay' Step to lift; a term used to describe a sharp jump either on one foot or two. temps liétahn lee-yay' Step to connect; to thicken; a movement where the legs transfer the weight of the body from on eleg to the other; it can be done front, side, or back. temps relevétahn rehl-leh-vay' Step to relevé; a movement that calls for the dancer to extend one leg while the supporting leg is bent, then to rise up on the supporting leg to demi-pointe as the other leg moves to the side. tenduetahn -dew' Stretched; held-out; tight; a classic ballet movement where the leg is extended straight out from the supporting leg with the foot fully pointed; it can be done front, side, or back. tendue, doubledoo-bluh-tahn-dew' Two tendus; a movement that requires the leg to extend from a specific position in a given direction with the foot fully pointed, place the heel on the floor, fully stretch the leg with foot pointed again, then close to original position. terre,à ah tehr' On or to the floor; the earth. tire-bouchonteer-boo'-shon Cork-screw; ringlet-like hair; a description of a turn where the working leg is slowly drawn up the sides of the supporting leg as a turn is executed. tombétahm-bay' To fall; a movement that requires the dancer to fall with all the weight of the body onto the other leg. tour toor To turn. tour en l'air toor ahn lehr Turn in the air. tour lent toor lehnt Turn evenly; slowly; a term that describes a slow turning movement on one leg. tournant, enahn toor-nahn' To turn; turn in a circle; a term that can denote many jumps and movements to be executed by turning. trios trwah Three. troisième trwah-zee-em' Third.
