What are a few ballet terms I should become familiar with?
There are some key terms that refer to the actual movements of the dance that you should become familiar with. The Arabesque is the movement where the hind leg is extended and the dancer leans forward over the load bearing leg. This is a classical movement that is practiced in the different forms of ballet. Attitude is the dance movement most associated with the pointe which is when the ballerina stands on her toes and keeps the other leg up and curved around for flexibility and stability. The Grand jetis the long jumps that begin on one leg and end on the other leg. There is an entire alphabet of terms used in the ballet syllabus that each dancer must come to know along with the positions of the dance. These are just a few of the many terms that you will hear used with this form of dance. Of course, there also different types of ballet: classical, neoclassical and contemporary ballet. The classical method of ballet adheres to the strict ballet positions and dances that have been aroun
