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15 Cards in this Set
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Ballet
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a series of codified steps; a theatrical art form based on the French courts(royalty)
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1st Position(feet)
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straight legs turned out w/ heals touching
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2nd position(feet)
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Straight turned out legs with heels shoulder width apart
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5th position(feet)
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turn out legs with the heel of one foot touching the toes of the other
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1st position arms
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rounded arms at chest level
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2nd position arms
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Arms rounded and open at chest level
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5th position arms
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Arms round it above the head, hands in front of forehead
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en bas (on bawh)
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Low 5th position arms round below waist
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demi plie (' on e)
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Small bend of the knees , feet stay flat on the floor
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grand plie (' on e)
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Large bending of the knees, heels off the floor (except in second position)
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eleve ('e)
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to rise from flat feet to stand on your tippy toes with straight legs
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releve (' on e)
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To rise up on your toes from plié with straight legs
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tendu (tawn-doo)
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"to stretch" sliding the foot is fully extended, toes are fully extended
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degage (' on es')
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To disengage off the floor; the worlding sides along the floor until the toes are fully pointed in the foot is left off the floor
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Port de dras
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Carriage of the arms, moving the arms typically through various positions
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