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Working leg
The leg which is inscribing a movement
Supporting leg
The leg which is supporting the weight of the body
Point
To extend the foot, fully stretching the ankle with the instep forced into an arch
Flexed foot
When the foot is bent upward at the ankle to the farthest degree possible
Louis XIV
King louis the fourteenth, of France. Founded first ballet academy in 1661, it was there that the first codified system for teaching ballet steps was created.
Demi-pointe
The position of the foot with the heel raised off the ground so that balance is maintained on the ball of the foot
On pointe
Dancing on the tips of the toes. Performed only by female ballerinas in special shoes designed to support the foot on a bertocle position
Tendu
"stretched". A movement during which the working leg is extended outward away from the body, with the foot sliding along the floor until fully extended (I.e., pointed)