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30 Cards in this Set
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Adagio |
Adajio (italian) adage (French) Meaning at ease |
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Allegro |
Meaning brisk and lively |
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Allongé |
Meaning to ellongate |
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À la seconde |
To the side or in the second position. |
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Attitude |
Position which the dancer stands on one leg while the other leg is lifted and well turned out with the knee bent. |
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Coupé |
Meaning to cut |
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Degaģe |
Meaning to disengage |
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Demi |
Meaning half |
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Derrière |
At or to the back side |
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Devant |
Literally front |
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Développé |
A in which the legs lifted to retire position and fully extended passing through attitude position |
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Effacé |
Erased |
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Elevé |
Literally to rise |
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Fondu |
Literally to melt |
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Frappé |
Meaning to strike |
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Grand plié |
A full plié |
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Ouvert |
Open or opened |
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Piqué |
Moment in which the stronger pointed toe of the lift an extended leg sharply lowers to hit the floor then immediately rebounds upward |
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Plié |
To bend |
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Port De bras |
An exercise for the movement of the arms two different positions it is considered of the simple movement but a dancer work hard to make it look seamless poised and graceful |
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Relevé |
Lifted |
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Rond de jambe |
Half circle of the foot |
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Rond de jamb à Terre |
On the floor |
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Rond de jamb end l'air |
In the air |
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Sickle |
Reverse of wing foot |
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Sous Sous |
A dancer Rises up on two eight points or dead me. With the feet touching and ankles Cross in a particularly tight fit position so that the two legs look like one and resemble a sword or an exclamation point |
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Sur le cou-de-pied |
the working foot is placed on the part of the leg between the base of the calf and the beginning of the ankle on the accident Devon the heel of the working is placed in front of the leg while the ties point to the back allowing the InStep of the working foot to hug the lower leg |
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Tendue |
Usually done as an exercise at the bar from 1st or 5th position the working leg is extended to either the front side or back gradually along the floor until only the tip of the term means touching the floor or even further stress for the tip of the toe comes up off the floor and few inches |
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Waltz |
Ballet music in 3/4 music tempo |
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Where did ballet begin. |
Italy |
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