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What are some ballet steps?

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Some Basic steps:
Plié
Tendu
Dégagé
Retiré
Relevé
Chassé
Temps leve
Pas de chat

piquer. (pronounced pee-khey)(means To Prik)
Plier (plee-ay)(To Bend)
Souter (So-tay) (To Jump)
Relever (Rela-vay) (To rise)
Glissade (glee sad) (To glide)
Tourner (turn ay) (To turn)

Plus many MANY others. These are just some very basic ones.

*Demi- Plie- a plie only 1/2 bent

*Grande plie- you fully bend your knees, your heels may come off the ground.

*Tendu- To point or stretch.

*Frapper- a Tendu lifted; or to strike.

*Sauter- to Jump

*Ronde de jambes- to draw a circle with your toe.

*port de bras- a movement of the arms

*passe- the arch of your foot against the side of your knee with your arms in 5th position.

* bourree- a linking of steps while on the balls of your feet

* pas de bourree- same as a bourree, only feet go back, side, front, also it is quicker.

*Changement- start in 1st position, jump and land in 5th position, then jump again, and land in 5th position with the other foot.

*Relever Cotourelle- releve, move forward , come down to 1 st position, jump and spin with arms in 2nd position, land in 1st position.

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