Ballet is a dance form which started in the royal courts of Europe: the body is held mostly upright and the legs are turned out from the hips; uses five basic positions of the feet; uses French as its language. A few of the French words are: "Plie", which means to bend the knees, "Releve", to rise and to lift the heels away from the floor, "Arabesque", which is the dancer stands on one leg with the other leg extended in a straight line to the rear. The position of the arms and the height of the raised leg may vary; "Demi-Pointe" With the full weight of the body on the toes and the ball of the foot, "En Avant", to the front, "Jeté", A leap in which the dancer propels himself with a push off from one leg, covers space in air, and lands on the other leg, "Pirouette", A turn of the body done while standing on one leg, the other leg being held in any one of a number tradition position. A pirouette is done on demi-pointe by the male, on pointe by the female dancer and "Saute", is a jump......
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