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Ballet I Flashcards

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Allégro

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brisk, lively

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adagio

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slow movement

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Allongé

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Extended, outstretched

Ex: arabesque

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Arabesque

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Arabian movement

Position of body, in profile, supported on 1 leg with other leg extended behind

Supporting leg may be straight or in a demi plie

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Attitude

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Inspired by statue of Mercury

Position on one leg with the other lifted in front (devant), in back (derriere) or a la seconde, slightly bent

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B+

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Named after George Balanchine

Dancer-at-the-ready position

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Balancé

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Rocking step
1-2-3 Waltz time

5th pos. R foot front

  • Demi plié
  • Dégagé R foot to 2nd pos. & jump on it lightly in demi-plié
  • Cross L foot behind R ankle & step on the L demi-pointe behind R foot
  • Slightly lift R foot off ground then fall on R again
  • End in demi plié w/ L foot sur le coup-de-pied derriere
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Barre

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Horizontal wooden bar

Dancer holds for support

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Battement tendu

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Battement = Beating movement

Begin & end of grand battement

stretched

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Battement frappé

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struck (to strike)

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Cambré

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arched

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Chanement

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Changing the feet

Done petite & grand

Springing steps in 5th pos.
- Changing feet in air & ending w/ other foot in front 5th

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Chaînés

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Chains, links

A series of rapid turns on the pointes or demi pointes.

Arms open second, then close first as you turn, spotting your head as you turn.

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Chassé

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Chased

Glide into an open position and is finished in demi plié

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Coupé

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Cut, cutting

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Croisé

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Crossed

Crossing of the legs with the body placed at an angle to the audience.

May be devant or derriere

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Dégagé

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Disengage

Pointing of the foot in an open position w/ a fully arched instep

Pushes off the ball of the foot to spring off the floor

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Demi

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half

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Derrière

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Behind, back

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Devant

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Front

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Développé

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Developing movement

Supporting leg is flat on the ground

Working leg begins in sur le coup-de-pied
draws up to the knee to passé
slowly extends to an open position devant, a la seconde, or derriere

Hips are kept level & square to direction dancer is facing

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échappé

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Escaping or slipping movement

Moving feet from closed to open position

Performed 5th to 2nd or 4th then close 5th again

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élève

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To rise

straight leg onto demi pointe

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En face

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facing front

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En bas

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arms in low 5th

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En cloche

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like a bell

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En croix

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In the shape of a cross

4th devant
a la seconde
4th derriere
a la seconde

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En dedans

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Inward

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En dehors

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outward

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En l’air

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in the air

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Enveloppé

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Enveloped

Reverse of a developpé

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Failli

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Giving way

“to step out of it”

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Fondu

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to melt

bending the knee while on one leg

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the Gateway

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1st position arms

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Jeté

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Thrown

A jump from one foot to the other where the working leg brushes out into the air and appears to have been thrown

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Glissade

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To glide

Gliding working foot from 5th position to required direction and other foot is closing to it

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Grand

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big

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Pas de basque

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Step of the Basque people

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Pas de bourée

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back, side, front

waltz time

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Pas de cheval

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horse step

From 4th position devant pointe tendue
brush pointed foot inward toward the knee of the supporting leg
without stopping movement, execute développé
finishing pointe tendue a terre 4th position devant

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Passé

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Passed

Movement where foot of working leg passes the knee of the supporting leg from one position to another

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Piqué

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prick, pierce

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Pirouette

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Spin or whirn

Complete turn of the body on one foot

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Plié

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Bending the knees

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Port de bras

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Carriage of the arms

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Port de corps

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Carriage of the body

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Promenade

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Turn in a walk

Dancer turns slowly in place on one foot by a series of slight movements of the heel to the one side while maintaining a definite pose such as an arabesque or attitude

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Relevé

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raising of the body to the demi-pointes

done in a springing motion

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Révérance

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Reverent bow, curtsey

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Rond de jambe

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Round of the leg, circular movement of the leg

en dedans or en dehors
a terre or en l’air

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Sauté

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Jumped, jumping

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À la seconde

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to the second (position)

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Sous-sus

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Under-over

réléve in 5th position, drawing feet and legs tightly together

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Soutenu en tournant

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Sustained turn

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Sur le coup-de-pied

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Around the neck of the foot

Working foot is wrapped around the neck of the foot with the heel resting against the front of the neck of the foot and the toes are wrapped around to the back

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Temps lié

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Connected movement

Transfer of weight to different position

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À terre

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on the ground

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Tire-bouchon

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Like a corkscrew

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Tombé

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Falling

With working leg in the air, the dancer falls forward, backward, or sideways into a fondu on the working leg

Ballet (1 decks)

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