"Ballet Vocabulary 2": HTML5 Crossword

Across

4. To jump from fifth position and end on only one foot, with the other leg extended. (8)
6. Stepping to the back, the side, and together to fifth. (12)
7. Quick steps with a 1/2 turn on each step. (11)
8. Turning on one foot in releve with the other foot in a raised position (usually retire.) (9)
12. Begin with your foot in sur le cou-de-plied, and extend it out to degage position by striking the floor with the ball of the foot. (6)
14. Step where one foot cuts under the other. (5)
15. To jump up from fifth position, change your feet in the air, and land in the opposite fifth position. (10)
16. To jump (generally refers to a jump from one foot to the same foot as in saute arabesque.) (5)

Down

1. To brush one leg out and jump from the supporting leg back into fifth position. (8)
2. Turning toward the leg that is lifted (outside.) (8)
3. Step to the side in demi plie, then behind in releve, and back to the front in demi plie. (7)
5. A turn achieved by bringing the leg in from second position to a closed fifth, and then turning in fifth position. (17)
9. To jump from fifth position by brushing one leg out, and then landing on the other, placing the other foot in sur le cou-pi-pied. (4)
10. A large leap in the air with the legs split. (9)
11. Jumping from one foot to the other while raising both legs to passe in the air. (9)
13. Plie the supporting leg and bring the working leg to coupe (usually followed by extending both legs at the same time.) (5)