1. Vocabulary 1
Spring semester

2. Arabesque
a pose with a straight gesturing leg

3. Rond De Jambe
circular movements of the leg

4. Enveloppe
the opposite of développé. When a dancer performs an enveloppé, they start with the working leg straight to either the front, side or back, then bend in to passe.

5. Retrograde
The act of taking a sequence of choreography and reversing the order from back to front.

6. Improvisation
 the process of spontaneously creating movement.

7. Vocabulary 2
Spring semester

8. Grand Battement
High Kick with a straight leg

9. Soutenu
Full-Turn on two legs which begins with legs crossed, legs unwind and wind up crossed the other way; Feet stay on the same spot but swivel

10. a pose with a bent gesturing leg
Attitude
a pose with a bent gesturing leg

11. sliding step-( Step together step)
Chasse
sliding step-( Step together step)

12. Degage
Brush the foot slightly OFF the floor

13. Vocabulary 3
Spring semester

14. Call Time
The time which a dancer/ actor/ crew member must be at the theater and ready to work

15. Merde/ Break a leg
A way in theatre used to wish a performer "good luck" in an ironic way

16. Wings
area just offstage at the sides

17. Legs
small curtains at each side of the stage

18. Spike Mark
to mark a spot on the stage

19. Stage Makeup
Makeup for on stage in order to make their faces and expressions visible to the audience

20. Vocabulary 4
Spring semester

21. Floor Pattern
A path followed during a movement combination

22. Forced Arch
on ball of the foot with heel off the floor and knee bent

23. Hitch Kick
Kicking one leg in the air while it is up there jumping off the other one to join it to the first and landing on the first leg

24. Pencil Turn
Pirouette with both legs straight

25. Pivot Turn
Half-Turn on two legs with weight transfer from one leg to the other ; Feet stay stationary but swivel