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Ballet Exam Flashcards

1
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Demi Plié

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small bend

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Grand Plié

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big bend

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Relevé

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to rise with demi plie

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Elevé

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to rise

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Port De Bras

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carriage of the arms

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Tendu

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to stretch or point

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Degagé

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To brush or disengage

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Devant

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To the front

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A La Seconde

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to the side

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Derriere

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to the back

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En Croix

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in the shape of a cross

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Rond De Jambe En Dehor áterre

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a circle of the leg outward on the ground

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Rond De Jambe En Dehor en Láir

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a circle of the leg outward in the air

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Rond De Jambe en Dedan áterre

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circle of the leg inward on the ground

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Rond De Jambe en Dedan en láir

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circle of the leg inward in the air

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16
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Pas de Chaval

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the step of the horse

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17
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en Cloche

A

like a bell

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18
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piqué

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to prick

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19
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frappé

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to strike

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petit battement

A

small beats

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21
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fondu

A

to melt

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coupé

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to cut

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passé

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to pass

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developpé

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developed

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enveloppé

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enveloped

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Grand Battement

A

a big throw

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Allongé

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to elongate

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detourné

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turned aside

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29
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epaulment

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shouldering

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echappé

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to escape

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31
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changement

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to change

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32
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sauté

A

to jump

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33
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royale

A

royal

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34
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glissade

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to glide

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35
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glissade changé

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to glide changing

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36
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glissade devant

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to glide front

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37
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glissade derriere

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to glide back

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38
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pas de chat

A

the step of the cat

39
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petit Jeté

A

small throw

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Assemblé

A

to assemble

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Tombé

A

to fall

42
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Tombé Pas de Bourreé

A

to fall with bourreé steps

43
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chainés

A

chains or links

44
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sissonne Fermeé

A

closed sissonne

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sissonne ouverte

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open sissonne

46
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penché

A

to lean

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placement

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head over shoulders, shoulders over hips, hips over knees, knees over toes

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pas de bourreé

A

bourree steps

49
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pas de bourreé en tournant

A

bourree steps turning

50
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grand rond de jambe jeté en dehor

A

a big circle of the leg thrown outward

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grand rand de jambe jeté en dedan

A

a big circle of the leg thrown inward

52
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Fouetté en dehor

A

to whip outward

53
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Fouetté en dedan

A

to whip inward

54
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flic flac en dehor en tournant

A

crack as a whip turning

55
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flic flac en dedan en tournant

A

crack as a whip turning

56
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pirouette en dehor

A

to spin or whirl outward

57
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pirouette en dedan

A

to spin or whirl inward

58
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grand pirouette en attitude

A

to spin or whirl in attitude

59
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grand pirouette en arabesque

A

to spin or whirl in arabesque

60
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grand pirouette en a la seconde

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to spin or whirl in second position

61
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dessous

A

under

62
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dessus

A

over

63
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entrechat

A

interweaving or braiding 4 crossings

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entrechat cinq

A

5 crossings

65
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entrechat trios

A

3 crossings

66
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entrechat six

A

6 crossings

67
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entrechat huit

A

8 crossings

68
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Ballonné

A

bounce

69
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ballotté

A

tossed

70
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temps de cuisse

A

thigh movement

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pas de bourreé couru

A

bourree steps running

72
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Brisé

A

broken

73
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emboité

A

fitted together box step

74
Q

saut de basque

A

basque jump

75
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contretemps

A

beating against time

76
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grand jeté en tournant

A

big throw turning

77
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tour en láir

A

turn in the air

78
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piqué pirouette

A

pricked spin or whirl

79
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assemblé battu

A

to assemble with beats

80
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jeté battu

A

to throw with beats

81
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failli

A

giving way

82
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pas de basque

A

basque step

83
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renversé en dehor

A

upset or reversed outward

84
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renversé en dedan

A

upset or reversed inward

85
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soubresaut

A

sudden spring or bound

86
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temps levé

A

time raised

87
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temps lié

A

connected movement

88
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gargouillade

A

gurgling or rumbling

89
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brisé volé

A

flying brisé

90
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cabriole

A

caper

91
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precipiteé

A

hurried step

92
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temps de fleche

A

arrow movement

93
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chassé en tournant

A

chased turned

94
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grand jeté en attitude

A

big throw in attitude

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