1. Dance Vocabulary
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2. Tombé
“To fall”.  In this step, the dancer changes weight onto the working leg in a demi plié.

3. Glissade
A gliding step.  It should be executed in a smooth, flowing motion, and the feet should barely leave the ground

4. Sousou
a closed relevé in 5th position

5. Jeté a jump (of varying sizes) in which the legs are extended

6. Grand Jete
a jump in which a dancer springs from one foot to land on the other creating the splits in the air.