glissades
Graceful gliding steps
Glissades are sliding movements.
In ballet, a glissade is a gliding step that connects other movements, keeping one foot on the floor as the dancer shifts weight.
In mountaineering, a glissade is a controlled slide down a snow slope, either standing like a skier or sitting: We glissaded down the glacier to save time.
Ballet turn on one foot
- pliéBallet knee-bending movement
- arabesqueFlowing ornamental design
- jetéBallet jumping step
- pasBallet step term
cabriole · adagio · allegro · choreography · ballerina · danseur · pointe · barre
Stopping one's own fall
- ice axeMountaineer's spiked implement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
- snowfieldPermanent snow accumulation area
scree · couloir · crampons · glacier · moraine · alpine · cornice · steep terrain
Downward slope or lineage
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- flowingMoving continuously onward
- gracefulElegant in movement
controlled · swift · downward · momentum · fluid motion · sweeping · effortless · continuous
pirouette
Ballet turn on one foot
pas · cabriole · adagio · allegro · choreography · ballerina · danseur · pointe · barre · reverence
self-arrest
Stopping one's own fall
- ice axeMountaineer's spiked implement
- descentDownward slope or lineage
- slopeAngled terrain or steepness
snowfield · scree · couloir · crampons · glacier · moraine · alpine · cornice · steep terrain · backcountry
descent
Downward slope or lineage
- glidingEngineless aerial movement
- smoothWithout roughness or difficulty
- flowingMoving continuously onward
graceful · controlled · swift · downward · momentum · fluid motion · sweeping · effortless · continuous · traversing
glissadessautés
Cooks quickly in fat
jumps · leaps · cabrioles · turns · pirouettes