Ballet

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working leg

Back 1

the leg which is inscribing movement

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Wes madara

Back 2

Awesome

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Supporting leg

Back 3

the leg that supports the weight of the body while the other leg inscribes the movement

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Barre

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Refers to the series of warm up dances at the beginning of class preformed at the barre, also refers to the barre itself.

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Turn out

Back 5

Rotation of the legs outward from hip joint

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point

Back 6

to fully extend the foot, fully extending the ankle with the instep stretched outward

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flexed foot

Back 7

the position in which the foot is bent upward from the ankle in the furthest degree possible.

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Ballet

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The academic, theatrical, classical technique developed over the past 300 plus years whose end is expressive virtuosity performed in visually aesthetic, seemingly effortless manner. Prominent ballet techniques are the turned-out legs, pointed feet (with ladies in pointe), rounded arm positions, and many aerial steps which seem in their graceful

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Ballerina

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An acclaimed ballet dancer of top soloist rank of a ballet company

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Premier Danseur

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the top ranked male dancer of a ballet company

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Choreography

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A set of steps conceived and arranged by a choreographer

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Eleve

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"Raised" a raising of the bod onto the balls of the feet by bending the toe joints and lifting the heels from the floor without a preliminary plie.

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Releve

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also means raised, but is preformed with a preliminary demi plie and a slight spring

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Allegro

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This means Fast. Jumps are preformed to a sharp and fast tempo

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Adagio

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This means Slow, sustained movement

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Balance

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This means to rock, or to swing

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Battement

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This means moving the leg

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Bourree

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This is a move that is preformed on your half toe, whereby the first leg pulls the other leg in tightly- in very small quick steps

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Coupe

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This means 'cut'- to move the foot quickly off the floor and to put it either in front of the ankle or at the back of the ankle

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Pas de Burree'

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This movement is a series of three steps

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Chaine'

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To link movements together. To make a half turn in position one and move to the side quickly

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Changement

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This means to alter, for example- jumping from one position, then - change the legs and land in that same position

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Demi-pointes

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This means to rise on to the ball of the foot

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'Echappe'

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To escape - moving from 5th to 2nd position by sliding the feet to the ball of the foot- or as a jump

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Fondue

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meaning to melt- to stand on one foot while bending one and extending the other, at the same time

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Grand Plie'

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To bend both knees fully, at the same time with the body lowered to the floor

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Passe

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This means to pass. The working legs' foot is pointed to the side of the supporting legs' knee

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Pique

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to prick- quickly step on one leg to half toe position

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Pirouette

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to turn

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Plie'

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to bend- the knee or knees

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Sous-sus

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a very tight 5th position in ballet on demi-pointe

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Tombe

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To fall with all your body weight onto the other leg

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Assemble

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To put together, to make a jump from one foot then landing on both feet

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Attitude

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To pose, balanced on one leg while the other leg is bent at the knee, extended to either the front, side or back

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Degage

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Meaning 'To disengage'. this is in between a 'tendu' and a 'grande battement' where the foot slightly leaves the floor