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Ballet Terms Flashcards

1
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Demi

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Small, half

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Grande

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Large, whole

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Releve

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Rise

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Battement

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Beating

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5
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Battement Tendu

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Stretched Beating

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Battement Degage

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Disengaged Beating

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En Croix

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In the form of a cross

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Rond de Jambe

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Circle of the leg

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En dehors

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Outward

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Ed dedans

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Inward

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Cambre’

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Arched

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Coupe’

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Cut

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13
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Retire’

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Withdrawn

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14
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Passe’

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Pass

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Fondu

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Sink, melt

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Frappe’

A

Strike

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17
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Grande Battement

A

Large Beating

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18
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Petite Battement

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Small beating

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19
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Developpe’

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Developed

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20
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Pas de Cheval

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Step of the horse

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21
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Sous-Sous

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Under-over

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22
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Par Terre

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On the ground

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En l’ Air

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In the air

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24
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Soutenu

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Sustained

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25
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Saute’

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Jump

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26
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Changement

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Change

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27
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Porte Bras

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Carriage of the arms

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28
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Temps lie

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Connected movement

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29
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Chasse’

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Chase

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30
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Pique’

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Pricked

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31
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Balance’

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Rocking step

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32
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Pas de bourree

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Bourree step

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33
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Bourree’

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Stuffed

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34
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Echappe’

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Escaping

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35
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Glissade

A

Gliding

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36
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Jete’

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Throw

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37
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Pas de Chat

A

Step of the cat

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38
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Assemble’

A

Assemble

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39
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Temps leve

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Raising movement

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40
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Head positions

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Erect, raised up/down, turned r/l, inclined r/l

41
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Devant

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In front

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Derrière

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In back

43
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1-3 chichetti arabesques

A

see diagram

44
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Croise’ Devant

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Crossed in front

45
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Ala Quatrieme Devant

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Fourth in front

46
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Ala Seconde

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Second

47
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Ala Quatrieme Derriere

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Fourth in back

48
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Croise’ Derriere

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Crossed in back

49
Q

I.D. #45-49

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see diagram

50
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I.D. 5 Arabesques

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(Cecchetti)

51
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I.D. 4 Arabesques

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(Russian)

52
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7 movements in ballet

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Bend, Rise Jump, Turn, Glide, Dart, Stretch

53
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Allonge’

A

Extended, outstretched

54
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Sur le coup de pied

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On the ankle of the foot

55
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Promenade

A

In a walk

56
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Penche’

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Leaning, inclining

57
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Pas de Basque

A

Basque step

58
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Tombe

A

Fall

59
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Chaine’

A

Chain

60
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Royale’

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Royal (changement w/beat before chages)

61
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Entrechat Quatre

A

Interweaving w/4 crossings

62
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Sissonne

A

(named after steps inventor)

63
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Emboite’

A

Boxed

64
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Battu

A

With a beat

65
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Tour Jete’

A

Large jete over & turning

66
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Ecarte’

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Separated

67
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Efface’

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Shaded

68
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Epaule’

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Shouldered

69
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I.D. 8 Body positions

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45-49 & #67-69

70
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Enveloppe’

A

Enveloped

71
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Faille’

A

Giving way

72
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Fouette’

A

Whipped

73
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Entrechat Trois

A

3 crossings

74
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Ballotte’

A

Tossed

75
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Ballonne’

A

Bounced, ball-like

76
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Demi-countretemps

A

1/2 counterbeating

77
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Countretemps

A

Counterbeating

78
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Saute Basque

A

Angel’s jump

79
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Grande Jete’

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Large jete

80
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Cabriole

A

Caper

81
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Entrechat

A

Interweaving

82
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Entrechat Cinq

A

Interweaving w/5 crossings

83
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Ouverte

A

Open

84
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Ferme’

A

Closed

85
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Change’

A

W/ change

86
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Sans change’

A

W/out change

87
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Glissade Precipitee’

A

Glissade pressed, hurried

88
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En Avant

A

Moving forward

89
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En Arriere

A

Moving backward

90
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Brise’

A

Broken

91
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Brise Vole

A

Flying Brise

92
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Temps le Flèche

A

Arrow step

93
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Temps de Cuisse

A

Thigh movement

94
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En manage

A

In a circle

95
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Battement en cloche

A

Bell-like

96
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Renverse

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Bending of body during turn

97
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Soubresaut

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Sudden spring or bound

98
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Entrachat-six

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Interweaving w/6 crossings

99
Q

Compose a petite allegro combination that you can perform r/l and then reverse

A

Use at least 4 different jumps

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