ballet terms '22 - '23 Flashcards

1
Q

temps lie

A

connected movement

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2
Q

allonge

A

elongated

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3
Q

retire

A

withdrawn

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4
Q

pas de chat

A

step of the cat

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5
Q

emboite

A

fitted together, boxed

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6
Q

pas de chaval

A

step of the horse

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7
Q

croise, croisee

A

crossed

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8
Q

cloche, en

A

like a bell

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9
Q

voyage, voyagee

A

travel

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10
Q

de cote

A

sideways

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11
Q

a terre

A

on the floor

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12
Q

contretemps

A

beating against time

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13
Q

entrechat

A

braiding, interweaving

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14
Q

pas de couru

A

runinng step

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15
Q

epaulement

A

shouldered

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16
Q

sautille, sautillee

A

hopping

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17
Q

port de bras

A

change of the arms

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18
Q

avant, en

A

forward

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19
Q

tombe, tombee

A

to fall, falling

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20
Q

temps de fleche

A

arrow movement

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21
Q

passe

A

passed, to pass

22
Q

ecarte

A

separated

23
Q

raccourci

A

shortened

24
Q

devant

A

front

25
Q

haut, en

A

high

26
Q

temps de cuisse

A

thigh movement

27
Q

pas jete

A

throwing step

28
Q

passer la jambe

A

pass of the leg

29
Q

echappe

A

escaping

30
Q

ouvert, ouverte

A

open, opened

31
Q

detourne

A

turned aside

32
Q

deboite

A

disjointed

33
Q

en l’air

A

in the air

34
Q

en dehors

A

outward

35
Q

soubresaut

A

sudden spring

36
Q

croix, en

A

a cross

37
Q

brise

A

breaking

38
Q

faili

A

giving way

39
Q

fondu

A

to melt, melting

40
Q

ferme, fermee

A

closed

41
Q

en dedans

A

inward

42
Q

chaines

A

chains, links

43
Q

cou-de-pied

A

neck of the foot

44
Q

arriere, en

A

backward

45
Q

efface, effacee

A

shaded

46
Q

maneges

A

circular

47
Q

entrechat trois

A

three crossings

48
Q

glissade derriere

A

gliding back

49
Q

fouette

A

to whip/whipped

50
Q

tour en l’air

A

turn in the air