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Degage: degage to disengage

Waltz: Can be used to describe a type of ballet music, counted in 3/4 music tempo (as 'one, two, three'). It is also a step in ballet dance, which can be done in a variety of ways. The waltz step a . . . View Full Definition

Battement Tendu Jete: (Russian school) is a battement normally taken to anywhere from 2 cm off the floor up to 45 degrees, depending on the style. It is the same as battement degage (Cecchetti) or battement gliss . . . View Full Definition

Balance: The amount of money in an account, equal to the net of credits and debits at that point in time for that account is a balance.

Assemble: (ah sem blay) Sometimes also pas assemble. Literally 'assembled'. A movement where the first foot performs a battement glisse/degage, 'swishing' out. With the dancer launching into a jump, t . . . View Full Definition