If you can say it, you can do it....
If you're serious about learning classical ballet you will learnd the vocabulary. And if you are serious about learning the vocabulary you will make a small investment in this very valuable book...... Technical Manual and Dictionary of Classical Ballet by Gail Grant. It is tiny (fits conveniently in a dance bag) and remarkably inexpensive ($5) but it is packed with useful information. It is considerably more detailed than any online ballet dictionary. You can order it right now from amazon.com or barnesandnoble.com . Excerpts from this book are used throughout this technique page If you can say it, you can do it