I really love watching ballet I guess because my daughter is a ballet dancer- it has it's own vocabulary based on French terminology.  
I did not know the vocabulary was french - are there any examples
quatrième devant") or fourth position behind ("quatrième derrière").
A À terre.
() Touching the floor.
A Adagio.
Italian, or French "adage", meaning 'slowly, at ease.'
1. Slow movements performed with fluidity and grace.
2. One of the typical exercises of a traditional ballet class, done both at barre and in center, featuring slow, controlled movements.
3. The section of a "grand pas" (e.g., "
°) and half (180°) turns are possible for some types of turns
History.
Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread, highly technical form of dance with its own vocabulary based on French terminology. It has been globally influential and has defined the foundational techniques used in many other dance genres. Becoming a ballet dancer requires years of training. Ballet