7 Basic Movements

It has been established that there are seven basic movements used in dance. Every dancer should be aware of these: Plier (Plee-ay) To bend as in Demi Plie Relever (Ruhl-vay) To raise as in Releve Etendre (Ay-tahn-druh) To stretch as in Tendu Glisser (Glee-say) To glide as in Glissade Tourner (Toor-nay) To turn as in Pirouette Sauter (Soh-tay) To jump as in Jumps in first Elancer (Ay-lahn-say) To dart as in Darting to Arabesque