Cecchetti Grade 2

Demi en bas

position of the arms used in a pirouette, between 5th low and 5th front

De suite

in succession

Detourne

to unwind (in a turn)

De corps

of the body

En bas

Low (as in 5th low arms)

En diagonale

On the diagonal

En haut

High (as in 5th high arms)

Glissade

Gliding movement

Glisser

to glide

Pas de bouree

old french dance

soussus

under over step

soutenue

to sustain

sur les demi points

on the half points of the feet

Temps lie

connecting movement

Tourner

to turn

Premiere

1st

Seconde feet

2nd

Troisieme feet

3rd

Quatrieme

4th

Cinquieme

5th

Premiere

1st of arms

Seconde

2nd of the arms

Demi seconde

half 2nd

Troisieme

3rd

Quatrieme en avant

4th front, same are front foot

Quatrieme en haut

4th high

Cinquieme en bas

5th low

Cinquieme en avant

5th front

Cinquieme en haut

5th high

Demi seconde plam

front

allegro hand

Face sides

5 positions of the head

erect raised lowered turned & inclined

du Corps

body positions

Croise Devant

Crossed in the front

Croise Derriere

Crossed in the back

Port de bras

1st 3rd and 4th (4th being new)

Arabesques

1st, 2nd, 3rd (2nd being new)