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32 Cards in this Set
- Front
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1ste position |
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2nd position |
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3rd position |
(Boonste arm voor lyf) |
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4th position |
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5th position |
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Choreographer |
Person who composes a dance |
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Choreography |
Dance composition |
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Downstage |
Toward the front of the stage |
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Upstage |
Toward the back of the stage |
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Stage left |
The left of the stage as facing the audience |
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Stage right |
The right of the stage, as facing the audience |
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Contraction |
Position or movement, in which the center of the torso retreats |
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Parallel |
Standing with toes facing forward |
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Plié |
Knee bend with careful alignment of the knees and torso |
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Standing/ supporting leg |
Weight baring leg |
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Working leg |
Non-weight baring leg |
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Ball change |
Syncopated weight shift, from the ball of the back foot, back to the flat front foot |
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Fondue |
Bending of one's standing leg |
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Hitchkick |
Scissor-like movement, with one leg in the air, and the other kicks up to pass it |
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Isolations |
Moving only one part of the body |
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Inside turn |
Turn towards the standing leg |
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Outside turn |
Turn away from the standing leg |
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Pirouette |
Turn on one foot in one place, with the other foot brought up to the knee |
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Jump |
Taking off from two feet, and landing on two feet |
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Leap |
A jump from one foot to the other, usually with an opening of the legs in the air |
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Arabesque |
Position on one leg, with the other leg raised straight behind the body |
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Developpe |
Unfolding of the leg in the air |
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Fondu |
Lowering of the body by bending the knee |
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Jete |
Leaping from one leg to the other, in which one leg is thrown to the front, back or side |
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Grand Jete |
Big leap forwards |
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Portebras |
In ballet, the position of the arms |
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Spotting |
Looking at one specific place, while turning, to prevent dizziness. |
