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76 Cards in this Set

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withdrawn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