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24 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
Demi Plié
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Small bend of the knees
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Grand Plié
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Big bend of the knees
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Tendu
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To stretch, stretched
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Degage
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Disengage
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En dehors
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rounding of the foot outward (out the door)
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En dedans
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rounding of the leg inward
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Fondu
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to melt
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Frappe
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to strike
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Port de bras
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movement of the arms
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En Croix
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in shape of a cross
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Soussus
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on the balls of your feet or toes in fifth position
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Soutenu
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sustained
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En face
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facing the front
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Arabesque
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with one leg in the air
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Pas de bourree
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back, side, front.
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Eleve
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to rise to the balls of your feet or toes
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Releve
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to rise to the balls of your feet or toes from a plie
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changement
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change
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glissade
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glide
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assemblé
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assemble
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Demi Pointe
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stand high on the ball of the feet.
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Ecchapé
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front fifth to second to back fifth position
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Développe
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foot rises with arm as if attached with string
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Révérence
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curtsey or bow
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