The former, in which the dancers' feet were not raised high off the floor were styled the dance basse while energetic dances with leaps and lifts were called the haute dance.
Të parat, ku këmbët e kërcimtarëve nuk ngriheshin nga toka u cilësuan dance basse (kërcim i ulët) ndërsa kërcimet energjike me hedhje e ngritje u quajtën haute dance (nga frëngjishtja, kërcim i lartë).