Ballet Terminology

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Adagio

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Supported work between a boy and girl

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Adage

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Slow, sustained movement

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Allegro

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Quick, light sequence of steps

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Arabesque

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A position supported on one leg, other leg extended behind shoulder

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Assemblé

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To assemble

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Attitude

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A position supported on one leg, extended leg bent at knee

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Ballet Blanc

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Traditional classic ballet, dressed in white

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Ballonné

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A jumping step on one leg when the working leg is thrown out at knee-height

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Ballotté

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A see-saw movement

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Battement

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A strong throwing movement

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Batterie

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Beating

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Bourrée

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Running step

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Brisé

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Beaten step similar to assemblé

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Cabriole

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A beaten step where the legs meet in the air, and are then thrown higher

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Chaînés

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Chain-like movement

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Changements

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Change feet in 5th position

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Chassé

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A gliding step

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Corps de Ballet

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Body of the ballet

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Cou de Pied

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The ankle or neck of the foot

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Coupé

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To cut

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Croisé

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Crossed from audience’s perspective

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De Côté

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To the side

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Demi

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Half

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Derrière

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To the back

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Détourné

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A turn

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Devant

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To the front

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Développé

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To unfold

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Écarté

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Diagonally

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Échappé

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To escape

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Effacé

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Open

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Emboîté

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Box step

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Enchaînement

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A series of steps

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En Dedans

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Inwards

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En Dehors

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Outwards

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Entrechat

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Changing beats

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Épaulement

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Shoulder movement

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Failli

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A flying step

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Fermé

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Closed

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Fondu

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To melt

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Fouetté

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To whip

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Frappé

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To strike

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Glissade

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A gliding step

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Grand

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Big

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Jeté

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A jump from one leg to the other

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Manège

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Turns in a circle

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À terre

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On the ground

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Pas de Basque

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Folk Step

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Pas de Bourée

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Behind-Side-Front

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Pas de Chat

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Step of a cat

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Petit Battement

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Small shuffle around the ankle

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Piqué

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Pick-up

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Pirouette

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A turn on one leg

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Plié

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Bending of the knees

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Port de Bras

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Carriage of the arms

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Relevé

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From plié to stretch

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Reverence

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Curtsy

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Ronds de Jambes

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Round of the leg

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Royale

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A beaten changement

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Sauté

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Jumps

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Sissonne

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A jump from two legs to one

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Soubresaut

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A jump when both legs are held together in the air

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Soutenu

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To gather

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Tendu

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To stretch

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Temps Lié

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Transference of weight

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Tour

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Performed by men, jump in 5th, turn and land in 5th. Change feet.

Question 65

Tournant

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Any step performed turning