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76 Cards in this Set
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demi plie
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small bend
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grand plie
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full bend
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tendue
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stretched
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degage
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disengaged or disengaging step
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battement
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beating; a beating action of the bent or extended leg
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rond de jambe
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circular motion of the leg
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Fondue
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sinking down, to melt
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Frappe
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strike
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releve
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raised
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retire
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withdrawn
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passe
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passed or to pass through
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grand battement
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big kick with straight leg
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port de bras
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carriage of the arms
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en bas
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low as in arms
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en l'air
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in the air
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a terre
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on the ground
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en dehors
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outward
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en dedans
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inward
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croise
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crossed (legs crossed)
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efface
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shaded (legs open)
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devant
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front
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derriere
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back
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en avant
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forward
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en face
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facing the audience
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en arriere
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backwards
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en croix
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in the shape of the cross
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attitude
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position on one leg with the other leg raised and bent at the knee
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balancoire
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like a see saw
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pirouette
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whirl or spin
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chasse
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chased
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changement de pieds
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change of the feet
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jete
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throwing
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assemble
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assembled or joined together
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balance
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rocking step
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chaines
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chains or links
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glissade
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glide
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pas de bourree
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small steps that move you from one place to the other
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tombe
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falling
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ballon
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bounce
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battu
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beaten
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developpe
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developed
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pique
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picked
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soutenu
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sustained
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coupe
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cut
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entournant
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turning
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ferme
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closed
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ouverte
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open
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cou-de-pied
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neck of the working foot is placed between the base of the calf begining at the ankle
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detourne
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turned aside
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ecarte
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separated, wide apart
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echappe
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escaping
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epaulment
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shouldering
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jambe
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leg
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temps leve
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raising movement
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saute
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jumped
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pas de chat
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cat's step
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pas de cheval
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horses step
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temps lie
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connected movement
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sissonne
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scissor like step named after its inventor
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cabriole
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caper
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pas
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step
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promenade
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walking
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a la seconde
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in the second position
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emboite
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fitted together, "boxed"
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jete entrelace
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jete interlaced
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en manege
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travel in a circle
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pas de basque
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basque step
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contretemps
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beating against time
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adagio
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at ease or leisure
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allegro
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brisk, lively
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saut de chat
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cat's jump
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soubresaut
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sudden spring
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failli
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giving away
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tour
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turn of the body
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arbesque
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one of the basic poses in ballet
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en cloche
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like a bell
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