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52 Cards in this Set
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abaisse (a bay say)
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The action of lowering the heel(s) to the floor with a straight leg(s)
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adagio or adage
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1) In class this term applies to a series of slow, sustained exercise movements designed to develop grace, sense of line and balance. 2) On stage this refers to the first part of a classical pas de deux danced by the ballerina and her partner.
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a la seconde
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any movement performed in or through the second position
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allegro
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a series of light brisk movements with a fast tempo such as jumps, leaps, turns, and/or turns in the air
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allonge
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lengthened- outstretched. an adjective describing physical adjustments which extend or elongate the line
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aplomb
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the complete control of the body and feet in a vertical plane during all movements- the ability to hold oneself in balance
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arabesque
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a traditional ballet pose in which the dancer stands on one leg with the other extended fourth derriere. extended port de bras may vary as follows:
first: the opposite arm is forward from the leg raised in back ( vaganova specifies, in efface alignment) second: the same arm is forward as the leg raised in back (vaganova specifies, in efface alighment.) third: 1) both arms are forward with the upstage arm higher (checchetti and RAD) or 2) a second arbesque but in croise alignment (vaganova method) fourth: 1) the same as second arabesque only on fondu (cecchetti method). or 2) the same as first arabessque but in croise alignment (vaganova method) fifth: the same as cecchetti third arabesque only on fondu |
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assemble
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assembled
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a terre or par terre
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movements preformed on the floor
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balance
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a rocked step in 3/4 time witht eh foot pattern side, back, and then front
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ballon
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the ability of a dancer to appear to remain elevated during a jump
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ballonne
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ball-like. this jump is a bouncing step similar to fondu en l'air
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ballotte
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tossed. this jump begins deni-plie on one leg while the other extends in the fourth.
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battement battu
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beated
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battement degage
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disengaged
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battement glise
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glided
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battement jete
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thrown
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battement developpe
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developed
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battement en cloche
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enveloped
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battement fondu
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melted
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battement frappe
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struck
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grand battement
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on leg throws off of the floor as high as possible
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battement lent
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a ver slow grand battement
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battement soutenu
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sustained
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batterie
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jumps in which legs beats together or one beats against the other
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bras bras
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arms low
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brise
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assemble beaten and traveled
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cabriole
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the spring leg beats against the battement leg sending it higher.
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Cambre'
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grand port de bras with maximum spinal arch... performed to the side or back
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change'
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a change of the feet
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changement
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a jump changing feet from devant or derrierre on each return to the floor
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chasse'
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a connective step of elevtion with one foot chasing the other.
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cisaux
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scissor
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contretemps
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a step in counter time.
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coupe'
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one foot cuts the other away or replaces it
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Couru
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running
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Croise'
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a body direction with the legs always crossed
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deboules
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a series of petit tours or chaines in a single direction.
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De cote'
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movement travelling to the side.
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demi-hauteur
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half height
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Dessous
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under-in back of
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Dessus
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over-in front of
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ecarte'
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separated or thrown wide apart
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Echappe'
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escaping the feet from first or fifth position
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efface'
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open to the audience
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Elance'
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darting
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Eleve'
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rising from the flat foot to demi or full pointe without the aid of plie'
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emboite'
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a saute' from one foot to the other with both legs straight in the air
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En arriere
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backward
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en avant
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forward
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Enchainement
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linking
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en croix
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crosswise
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