Ballet Vocab | Sauté

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Beginner

3 min

Follow along with Lucy Lowndes as she breaks down sauté, meaning 'to jump'.

Lucy Lowndes leads this short explanation video, looking at ballet vocabulary or terminology, which is ideal for beginner dancers or those looking to refresh their knowledge and technique. Ivy Aitken-Andrews demonstrates with Nathan Tinker on the piano.

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Ballet Vocab | Rond de Jambe par terre

Beginner 5 min

Rond de jambe par terre, which means round of the leg across the floor, is the action of the foot drawing a D-shape on the floor while stabilising the hips and pelvis.

Ballet Vocab | Battement Tendu

Beginner 5 min

Battement tendu, or stretched beat, plays a significant role in classical ballet as a transitional movement utilising weight placement or transference and foot articulation.

Ballet Vocab | Battement Glissé

Beginner 5 min

Battement glissé, glided or thrown beat, is a progression up from a battement tendu, but upon extension leaves the floor in a lighter glided way.

Ballet Vocab | Battement Fondu

Beginner 5 min

Battement fondu, or melted beat, is critical for preparing jumps on one leg and strengthening and stabilising the standing leg.

Ballet Vocab | Battement Frappé

Beginner 5 min

Battement frappé, or struck beat, is integral to prepare the lower legs for petit allegro and batterie, and the movement quality is similar to striking a match.

Ballet Vocab | Grand Battement

Beginner 5 min

Grand battement, which is large beat, is a throw of the leg rather than a lifting of the leg, and is fantastic to initiate any step in grand allegro.