What is the English translation of 'Glissade, assemblé'?

• A. Glide and assemble
• B. Gliding step, bind
• C. Gliding step, assembling step
• D. Glissade, assemblé

Answer: (C)

Glissade and assemblé are two ballet terms that each describe a specific movement, and in English they’re named to reflect those actions. Glissade is a sliding, smooth movement, so it’s translated as a gliding step. Assemblé describes bringing the feet together in the air to land on both feet, so it becomes an assembling step. When you pair these translations to describe the sequence, the natural and accurate English reads “Gliding step, assembling step,” which is why that option is the best choice. Other renderings mix the parts (like using glide as a noun or choosing a nonstandard word for assemblé) and don’t fit the established English ballet terminology.