relevé to rise from your foot to the demi pointe (the ball/toes)
reverse turn a ballroom step performed in a closed dance hold where both partners rotate in an anticlockwise direction
rond de jambe a circular movement of your leg
standing spin a one-legged standing spin. The male stays on the one spot and spins the female around him.
turn-out a move where your legs are rotated sideways from your hips/thighs, with heels together and toes out. It allows greater freedom of movement and is the base for jumps and spins.
underarm turn this is where the man twirls the lady under his arm, keeping the rhythm of the box step
walkover a walking flip where you rotate 100 degrees, keeping your legs in a split as they smoothly flip over
whisk one of several ways to get into promenade position, used to turn you around corners or change your direction on the dance floor
About the Author
Samantha-Ellen Bound has been an actor, dancer, teacher, choreographer, author, bookseller, scriptwriter and many other things besides. She has published and won prizes for her short stories and scripts, but children’s books are where her heart lies. Dancing is one of her most favourite things in the whole world. She splits her time between Tasmania, Melbourne, and living in her own head.
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Silver Shoes 4: Dance Till You Drop
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Author: Bound, Samantha-Ellen
Title: Dance till you drop [electronic resource]
ISBN: 978 0 85798 373 2 (ebook)
Series: Silver Shoes; 4
Target Audience: For primary-school age
Subjects: Dance – Juvenile fiction
Dance – Competitions – Juvenile fiction
Dewey Number: A823.3
Cover and internal illustrations by J. Yi
Cover design by Kirby Armstrong
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