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7 Cards in this Set
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Enrico Cecchetti (Italian Theorist)
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Italian dancer and ballet master - one of two major theories used today
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Agrippina Vaganova (Russian Theorist)
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Russian ballet mistress- one of two major theories used today.
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En Pointe
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"On the tips of the toes"/ use of pointe shoe raising the dancer to tips of her toes extending esthetic and artistic abilities.
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Ballerina
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Female dancer
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Prima Ballerina
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The top female dancer in a company
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Danseur
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Male Dancer, or top Male Dancer in a company (not often used today)
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King Louis XIV
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He was the first artistic (professionally trained) dancer and he established the first ballet school to train young dancers.
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