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Adage, Adagio (a-DAHZH) At ease or at leisure.
Adage is incorporated into ballet classesand most classical pas de deux combinations.
It is a series of slow, graceful exercises during the centre practice which is generally focused on line, balance and fluidity. It takes lots of practice to gain the stability and control whilst still having a sense of fluid movement.
En L'Air (ahn lehr) Inthe air.
This ballet term is generally associated with ballet movements that are in the air. For example, tour en l'air which is a high turning jump mainly for the male dancers.
It indicates that for ballet exercises like rond de jambe and adage the leg should be lifted off the floor, such as rond de jambe en l'air.
Allégro ([a-lay-GROH) Bright and brisk movements. This ballet term is associatedto all jumps in ballet. So, whether it is petite allégro, or grand allégro a dancer will aim to show a sense of ballon and spring in the elevation.

Arabesque (a-ra-BESK) This is one of the basic poses in ballet. The position of an arabesque shows one leg as the supporting leg and the other extended behind you. The arms can be held in various positions to show a first, second, or thirdarabesque.
An arabesque is like a tendu derriere but lifted en l'air. The aim is to lift the leg without showing too much adjustment in the body, such as pitching forward. Also, the leg should be in a direct line behind the spine and the shoulders should remain square.
En Arrière (un na-RYEHR) Backwards. This is used to express a step travelling backwards. For example, glissade en arrière.Assemblé (a-sahn-BLAY) Assembled or joined together.
This step is used in a combination of allegro and usually has a preparation of a glissade. It is taken from fifth position where the front, or back leg ifin reverse, uses the floor pressure to push along the ground and join both legs together in the air.
The aim is to show a fifth position in the air, like a soubresaut, then land back again in a fifthposition. It can be a small or high jump depending on the allegro exercise.
Attitude (a-tee-TEWD) The pose is similar to an arabesque, but the lifted leg is bent at a 90 degree angle. The lifted leg should be as turned out as possible, so the knee is not dropping and aimed to be higher than the foot.

En Avant(un na-VAHN) Forwards. If a step is travelling forward, it is explained by saying, 'EnAvant', such as Glissade En Avant.
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Balancé (ba-lahn-SAY) Rocking step.
This is a moving step that is used a lot in travelling and center combinations. You shift from one foot to the other, taking the body with you, and it can be done sideways, backwards and forwards.
Ballet master, ballet mistress This is the person who is responsible for teaching class and taking rehearsals for a ballet company.Ballon (ba-LAWN) Bounce. Every dancer aims to show a sense of ballon in allegro exercises. It shows a spring and light quality to the elevation.
Barre (bar) This is the crucial supply you will see in every ballet studio. Every class begins at the barre and it holds the dancer's support. There are a set sequence of exercises at the barre of which every class will incorporate, such as plies,tendus, jetes and rond de jambe.
Battement (bat-MAHN) Beating.
Battement dégagé (bat-MAHN day-ga-ZHAY) Disengaged battement.
Battement fondu développé (bat-MAHN fawn-DEW dav-law-PAY)Sinking down, developed.
This is an important part of barre work exercises and a preparation for jumps. The supporting leg plies whilst the other is in cou de pied, then both legs co ordinate together to stretch andthe leg is brought back to cou de pied. The plie and stretch action is like the landing and take off for a jump.
Petit Battement sur le cou-de-pied Small battement on the ankle. 
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Battement tendu (bat-MAHN tahn-DEW)Battement stretched.
Battu (ba-TEW) Beaten. Any step with a beat is called a...