#separator:tab #html:false #tags column:4 Plie A bend of the knees (French: bent) (plee-AY) dance-terms Tendu A stretched foot sliding along the floor (tahn-DOO) dance-terms Releve A rise onto the balls of the feet or toes (reh-leh-VAY) dance-terms Pirouette A full turn on one foot (peer-oo-ET) dance-terms Arabesque A pose on one leg with the other extended behind (air-uh-BESK) dance-terms Jete A jump from one foot to the other (zheh-TAY) dance-terms Grand jete A big leap with legs split in the air dance-terms Chasse A gliding step in which one foot chases the other (sha-SAY) dance-terms Glissade A gliding step to travel (glee-SAHD) dance-terms Sauté A jump from two feet landing on two feet (soh-TAY) dance-terms Port de bras Movement of the arms dance-terms Battement A beating or kicking movement of the leg dance-terms Rond de jambe A circular movement of the leg dance-terms Fouette A whipping turn on one leg dance-terms Pas de deux A dance for two people dance-terms Corps de ballet The group of dancers who perform together dance-terms Prima ballerina The leading female dancer in a ballet company dance-terms Barre The rail dancers hold for warm-ups dance-terms En pointe Dancing on the tips of the toes in pointe shoes dance-terms Tutu A short stiff skirt worn by ballet dancers dance-terms First position Heels together, toes turned out dance-terms Fifth position Feet crossed tightly, one in front of the other dance-terms Choreography The planned steps and movements of a dance dance-terms Choreographer The person who creates a dance dance-terms Improvisation (dance) Dancing without planned steps dance-terms Ballet Classical dance that began in Italian and French courts dance-terms Tap dance Dance with metal taps on the shoes making rhythms dance-terms Jazz dance Lively dance with strong rhythm and isolations dance-terms Modern dance Dance style that broke from ballet rules, pioneered by Martha Graham dance-terms Contemporary dance Dance mixing ballet, modern and jazz dance-terms Hip-hop dance Street dance styles like popping and breaking dance-terms Breakdancing (breaking) Acrobatic hip-hop dance with floor moves and spins dance-terms Popping Quickly tightening muscles to jerk the body dance-terms Locking Hip-hop moves with quick stops and holds dance-terms Flamenco Spanish dance with stomping, clapping and guitar dance-terms Salsa Latin partner dance with Cuban roots dance-terms Tango Partner dance from Argentina and Uruguay dance-terms Waltz Graceful dance in three-beat time dance-terms Foxtrot Smooth ballroom dance with walking steps dance-terms Cha-cha Latin ballroom dance with a quick cha-cha-cha step dance-terms Square dance American folk dance with a caller dance-terms Line dance A dance where people stand in rows doing the same steps dance-terms Polka Lively dance in 2/4 time from Bohemia dance-terms Hula Hawaiian dance telling stories with hands and hips dance-terms Bharatanatyam Classical dance from southern India dance-terms Folk dance A traditional dance of a region or people dance-terms Ballroom dance Partner dances like waltz and foxtrot dance-terms Swing dance Jazz-era partner dance, including the Lindy Hop dance-terms Lindy Hop Swing dance from Harlem in the 1920s and 1930s dance-terms Irish step dance Dance with fast footwork and still arms dance-terms Cartwheel A sideways turn of the body on hands and feet dance-terms Isolation Moving only one part of the body dance-terms Level (dance) How high or low the dancer is: low, middle or high dance-terms Tempo (dance) The speed of the dance dance-terms Formation The arrangement of dancers on stage dance-terms Unison (dance) Dancers doing the same movement at the same time dance-terms Canon (dance) Dancers doing the same movement at different times dance-terms Locomotor movement Movement that travels across space, like walking, skipping, hopping dance-terms Non-locomotor movement Movement in place, like bending, twisting, stretching dance-terms Skip A step-hop pattern, moving forward dance-terms Gallop A step and a leap with the same foot leading dance-terms Leap A jump from one foot to the other dance-terms Hop Jump on one foot landing on the same foot dance-terms Martha Graham American modern dance pioneer dance-terms Alvin Ailey American choreographer who founded a dance theater in 1958 dance-terms Misty Copeland American ballerina who became principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre in 2015 dance-terms Rudolf Nureyev Russian ballet star, 1938 to 1993 dance-terms Anna Pavlova Russian ballerina famed for The Dying Swan dance-terms