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60 Cards in this Set
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Demi
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Half or halfway
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Demee
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Plie
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A bending of the knee
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Plee-ay
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Port de Bras
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Graceful movement of the arms
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Pour d bra
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Saute
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To jump from 2 feet to 2 feet
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Sowtay
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Bras Bas
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Low position of both arms to form an oval
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Bra bar
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Battement
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A beating action of working legs
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Batmon
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Tendu
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To stretch - an outstretched position or action
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Ton jew
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Grand
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Large or big
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Grond
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Devant
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In front
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De-von
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Derriere
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Behind or at the back
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De-ree-air
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Petit
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Small
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Pe-tee
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Jete
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To throw
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Je-tay
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Degage
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To disengage or move apart
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De-ga-jay
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Demi Bras
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Halfway arms. Halfway between bras bas and 1st position
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Demee bra
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En Croix
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In the shape of a cross
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On quar
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Adage
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Slow graceful co-ordinated movements
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Adarge
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Glissade
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Gliding or sliding movement along the floor
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Glissard
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Changement
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To change. A changing of feet whilst in the air
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Shonge a mon
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Pose
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To step - poised
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Pose ay
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Temps Leve
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A lifted movement - with a hop
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Tom levay
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En Face
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Facing the front (downstage)
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On fass
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Enchainment
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Steps linked together to form a short sequence
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On shain mont
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Assemble
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To assemble, to join feet together
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Assomblay
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Soutenu
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To sustain or hold
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Sootanoo
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Fondu
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To melt - a smooth bending movement of the supporting leg
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Fonjew
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Echappe
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To escape - a movement of legs from a closed to an open position
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E shapay
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Releve
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A strong rise or snatch on demi point leeping toes in contact with floor
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Re lavay
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Croise
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Crossed body alignment, front foot is nearest to audience
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Quozay
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Ouvert
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Open (Body alignment)
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Ooo vair
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Arabesque
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A balanced pose on one leg with the other leg extended behind (a'terre or en l'air) in ouvert
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Arabesk
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A' Terre
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The working foot remains on the ground
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Artare
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En L' Air
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On air. The working foot is off ground
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On Lair
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Pas de chat
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Step of the cat
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Par di shar
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Glisse
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A glide or a slide
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Glee say
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Ronds de Jambe
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A circling or rounding action of the working leg i.e an oval
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Ron der jorm
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En Dehorse
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Outward action of the working leg
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On day or
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En Dedans
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Inward action of the working leg
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On da don
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Retire
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A drawing up action of the working leg
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Ri tearay
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Attitude
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A pose - a contained position based on curves
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Attitude
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Chasse
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To chase - a linking movement with a sliding action
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Sha say
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En avant
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To the front - movements travelling forward
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On avon
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En arriere
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To the back - movements travelling backwards
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On aree air
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Balance
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To rock. A balanced step set to waltz time with accent on first step
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Balonsay
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De cote
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To travel sideways
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Di coatay
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Soubresaut
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A spring in the air in 3rd or 5th without changing feet on landing
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Sue bri sew
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Pas de bouree
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A running step. Step of the bourree, an old French dance
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Par di bouray
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Sur place
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An action performed without travelling
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Sir plass
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Frappe
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To strike
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Frapay
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Sur le cou de pied
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On the neck of foot. Phrase used to describe placement of the working foot on the supporting leg
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Sir la coo de pi ed
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Developpe
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A sustained unfolding action of the working leg
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Dev la pay
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Fouette
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To whip
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Fwetay
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Epaulement
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A use of the shoulders in relation to the body
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E pool a mon
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A deux bra
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(Two) with both arms
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A do bra
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Temp lie
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Time - linked - a linking movement incorporating transference of weight
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Tom lee ay
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Pirouette
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A whirl - spinning action performed on one leg
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Pi roo ette
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Sissonne
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Scissor action - a jump from two feet to one foot
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See sorn
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Ferme
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To close - an action which ends with the feet together in closed position
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Fur may
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Battu
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To beat - a beating action of the legs
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Bat too
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Entrachat
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To interweave or braid - a jump in which the feet cross and the legs beat in the air
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On tra shar
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Quatre
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Four - four interweaving action, two with each leg
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Quot tra
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