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20 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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En Avant
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Forwards
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En Arriere
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Backwards
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De Cote
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Sideways
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Devant
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To the front
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Derriere
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To the back
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En Face
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Facing the front of the room or the audience
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En Menage
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In the shape of a circle
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En Diagonale
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In the shape of a diamond. Traveling from corner tocorner
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A la Seconde
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In the second position to the side
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Poise
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Ease and dignity in manner, self assurance, composure
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Focus
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Acting all of one's attention on a particular object or in a particular direction
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Mime
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To express dramatic action or emotion. To convey a story by means of gestures or hand movements that establish the character of a role
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Enchainment
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Linking. A combination of two or more steps arranged to fit a pieces of music
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Study
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A short solo dance bases on the steps learned in the classroom
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Assemble
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Assumed or joining together
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Galop
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A locomotor movement in which on leg leads the step together step
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Jete
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To throw, thrown
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Spring Point
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A type of jump in which the leg is extended to the front and lightly touches the floor on the descent
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Classical Walk
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The particular manner in which dancers walk, toes touch the floor before the heels
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Reverence
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To curtsy or bow
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