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37 Cards in this Set
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Jazz Walk |
Stylized walking| Toe-Heel| Lead with ball of foot |
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Ball-Change |
Fast change of weight from ball of one foot to other |
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Dynamics |
Qualitative term| How movement is performed |
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Percussive |
Dynamic Quality| Sharp, Forceful, Definite cessation of movement |
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Suspension |
Dynamic Quality| Weightlessness, Breathlessness| Held & Lifted Movement |
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Jazz Slide/Drag |
Displacing hip and pulling body, tilted away from hip|Usually in turn-out with arms in second |
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Accent |
Emphasis on note or chord |
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Syncopation |
Accent on "off beat" or "and" count |
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Isolations |
Movement of one body part while the rest is still |
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Plié- Demi- Grand- |
Bend knees| Half, heels on ground| Full, heels off ground (exc. second) |
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Contraction |
Movement refers to pelvis/lower spine/ribcage| Pull back, stretch of spine| Head & toes relationship remains| Torso concave, stomach hollow, shoulders over hips, lower back rounded, pelvis forward |
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Hinge |
Tilt of torso| Oblique line from ear through shoulder, hip, knee| Pelvis forward |
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Chassé |
To Chase| Back leg chases front leg| Step-together-step |
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Battement Tendu |
Beating Stretched| Stretch leg while brushing foot into and along floor to point position |
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Battement Dégagé |
Beating disengaged| Foot in tendu brushing off floor no higher than two inches |
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Battement Fondu |
To melt| Compound exercise | Supporting leg extends while working leg développés |
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Rond de Jambe à Terre |
Circle of leg with toe touching ground |
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En dehors |
Outside| Foot travels in arc, front to back| Away from supporting leg |
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En dedans |
Inside| Foot travels in arc, back to font| Toward supporting leg |
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Demi rond de jambe en l'air |
Half circle of lower leg in the air |
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Port de Bras |
Carriage of arms |
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Grand Battement |
High, straight legged kick passing through tendu & dégagé| Ninety degrees or higher |
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Passé |
Working leg connected to supporting knee at ninety degrees, toe pointed| Turned out or parallel |
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Attitude |
Balanced posistion, working leg bent ninety degrees| En face, à côté or de derriére |
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Développé |
Develop leg to extension through passé |
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Pirouette |
Turn on one leg, supporting leg in relevé, working leg in passé| Can be in plié |
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Chaînés |
Chained or linked half turns on balls on feet |
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Spot |
To focus on one point while turning, whipping head| Focus in direction of turn |
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Soutenu |
Turn from sus-sous (fifth relevé) |
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Elevé |
Rise to balls of feet |
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Sauté |
Hop |
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Grand Jeté |
Large leap from one leg to other |
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Coupé |
To cut| One leg replaces other, working foot connected to supporting ankle| en face, à côté or de derriére |
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Pas de Bourrée |
Quick step| Syncopated three step, alternates weight| Jazz - First step crosses in front or back, other foot steps to second, first foot steps in place| Can travel forward, back, half or full turns| Common in plié |
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Turn Out |
Outward leg rotation from hips |
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Hitch Kick |
As body rises, legs pass in scissor motion, one leg through passé other kicking straight out |
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Pencil Turn |
Type of pirouette| Working leg pulled alongside supporting leg |
