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Ballet 4 Flashcards

1
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Croisé Derrière

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Crossed Back

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2
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À La Quatrième Derrière

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To the fourth back

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3
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Epaulè

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Shouldered

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4
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À La Seconde

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To the second

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5
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Effacé

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Shaded

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6
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Écarte Devant

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Thrown wide apart

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7
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À La Quatrième Devant

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To the fourth front

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8
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Croisé Devant

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Crossed Front

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9
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Cecchetti

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Positions of the body

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10
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Waltz Turn

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Is in 3/4 time and has the motion of down-up-up

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11
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Turn Out

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Is the outward rotation of the legs from the hip sockets without disturbing the alignment of the body

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12
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Tour Jete

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A turning leap

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13
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Tombé

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Fall down

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14
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Tendu

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Stretched. When the leg is extended the toes do not leave the floor

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15
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Temps Levé Sauté

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Raised jump movement. A spring from both feet ending in the same position.

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16
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Temps Lié

than lee ay

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Time linked or linking movement. A smooth connecting movement that the answers weight from on position to another

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17
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Sur-le-coup-de-pied

sewr-luh-koo-duh-pee-ay

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Wrapped at the “neck” of the foot

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18
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Soutenu en Tournant

soot-new ahn-toor-nahn

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Sustained turning

19
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Soutenu

soot-new

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Sustained

20
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Sous-sus

soo-soo

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Under-over. Relevé in fifth position

21
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Soubresaut

sooh-breh-soh

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Sudden jump, from two feet to two feet (a temps levé sauté in 5th position)

22
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Sissone

see-sohn

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Named after the originator of the step. From two feet to one.

23
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Sauté

sew-tay

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Jumping (e.g échappé sauté)

24
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Royale

rwah-y’all

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Royal. A changemant in which the thighs are beaten together before the feet change position (a.k.a changement battu)

25
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Rond De Jambe en L’air en Dedans

rohn duh zhahnb ahn lair ahn duh-dahn

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Circle of the leg in the air “inward”

26
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Rond De Jambe en L’air en Dehors

rohn duh zhahnb ahn lair ahn duh-awr

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Circle of the leg in the air “outward”

27
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Rond de Jambe à Terre en Dedans

rohn duh zhahnb ah tair ahn duh-dahn

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Circle of the leg on the ground “inward”. The foot circles from the back to the front.

28
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Rond de Jambe à Terre en Dehors

Rohn duh zhahnb ah tair ahn day-or

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Circle of the leg on the ground “outward”. The foot circles from the front to the back.

29
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Retiré

ruh-tee-ray

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Withdrawn. A position in which the thigh is raise to 2nd position en l’air with the knee bent so that the pointed toe rests in front (Devant) of, behind (derrière), or to the side of the supporting knee.

30
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Relevé

ruh-leh-vay

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Raised. A rise to the ball of the foot that is preceded by plié

31
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Promenade

prohm-nahd

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Walk. Indicates that the dancer turns slowly on one foot in place by a slight movement of the heel.

32
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Pirouette

peer-oo-wet

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Spin or whirl. A complete turn of the body on one leg.

33
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Petite

puh-teet

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Small

34
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Pas de Cheval

pas duh shuh-val

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Step of the horse

35
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Pas de Chat

pas duh shah

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Step of the cat.

36
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Grand Battement

grahn baht-mahn

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A large beating action of the leg

37
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Grand

grahnd

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Big or large.

38
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Glissade

glee-sahd

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Glide

39
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Fondu

fawn-dew

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Melted. A plie’ on one leg to the other.

40
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Entrechat Trois

ahn-truh-shah-twah

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Three crossing. Similar to Royale except that the landing is made on one foot; the other being place cou-de-oied deviant or derriere

41
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Plie’

plee-ay

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To bend. A bending movement of the knees

42
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Pique’

pee-kay

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Pricked. Stepping directly onto point or demi-point of the working foot while the other foot is raised in the air.

43
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Passe’

pa-say

A

Passed

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