Intermediate Jazz Vocabulary

Like a ball change but to flat foot

• Catch Step

• Cut

• Fan Kick

• Flick

• Flick Kick

Hop/step with a rond de jambe

• Catch Step

• Cut

• Fan Kick

• Flick

• Flick Kick

A high rond de jambe to the front like a fan

• Catch Step

• Cut

• Fan Kick

• Flick

• Flick Kick

To develop through to battement at 45 degrees

• Catch Step

• Cut

• Fan Kick

• Flick

• Flick Kick

To develop through to grand battement

• Catch Step

• Cut

• Fan Kick

• Flick

• Flick Kick

Flicking one leg while the other passes into the air

• Hitch Kick

• Shimmy

• Three Step Turn

• Shiver

• Kiver

Quickly moving the chest front and back

• Hitch Kick

• Shimmy

• Three Step Turn

• Shiver

• Kiver

Vibratory shoulder movement

• Hitch Kick

• Shimmy

• Three Step Turn

• Shiver

• Kiver

Trembling of the body

• Hitch Kick

• Shimmy

• Three Step Turn

• Shiver

• Kiver

Bending at the knees, maintaining a straight torso from head to knee

• Jazz Slide

• Jazz Split

• Hinge

• Kick Ball Change

• Jazz Hand