What are some ballet steps?

Answer 1

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.