User blog:Techieberry38/Pretty Cure en Pointe! Glossary

Hey there! If you have read the Pretty Cure en Pointe! page, you know I've used real ballet terms right? Well, I did. And if they are confusing, I'll put the meanings here, in order of appearance. I hope I cleared your confusion!

Meanings:

 * Jete (Jet-tay) A movement where a foot looks like it's been thrown, followed by a hop (No, I'm not talking about grande jetes over trashcans)
 * Adagia, based off adage (Ah-dahzhe) meaning slow, controlled movements
 * Releve (Reh-leh-vay) a step where the dancer rises onto his/her toes, crossing feet slightly
 * Plie (Plee-ay) a very simple step where the dancer bends his or her knees until he or she is near to the floor
 * Assemble (Ah-som-blay) where the dancer slides the working foot, then jumps and lands into a position (fifth in ballet dictionary, third in own experience)
 * Saute (Soh-tay) A ballet jump, can be added to other movements to say, "do this while jumping"
 * Arabesque (Air-a-besk) either done with arms or with legs, the leg version is more popular.
 * Tendu (Ton-doo) When the dancer points his or her foot out either in front (Devant, pronounced Dih-von), to the side (A la second, pronounced ah lah sehcond) or to the back (Derriere, pronounced dare-ee-air).
 * Barre (Bar) The stick along the wall in studios, sometimes on stands. Used for either helping with balance or its own exercises.

That should do it....Any questions will go in the comments.