• Plie to bend or bending 
• Demi plie half of a bend
• Grande plie, a full or grand bend 
• Devant, in/to the front
• Derriere, in/to the back
• A la seconde, in second/to the side)
• En Croix, “in the shape of a cross:” This often indicates the combination is performed to the devant, second, derriere,  and back to a la seconde . (front, side, back, and side)
• Tendu,  to stretch
• Degage, to disengaged the foot from the floor