Cecchetti Flashcards

1
Q

Ecarte

A

Spread

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2
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Elancer

A

To dart

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3
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Etendre

A

To stretch

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4
Q

2 Additional arabesques

A

Quatrieme and canquieme

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5
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Positions of the Head

A

Erect, raised, lowered, turned, inclined

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6
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Positions of the body

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a la quatrieme devant (4t
2. a la quatrieme derriere (4
3. a la seconde (to the seco
4. croise Devante
5. croise derriere
6. ecarte

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7
Q

Movements in dance

A

Plier, relever, sauter, glisser, tourner, elancer, etendre

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8
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Plier

A

To bend

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9
Q

Battments tendus

A

Beating stretched

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10
Q

Battments degages

A

Beating disengaged

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11
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Ronds de jambe a terre

A

Circling of the leg on the ground

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12
Q

Battements frappes

A

Beating struck

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13
Q

Fondus en croix

A

Melting step in the pattern if a cross

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14
Q

Petits battements

A

Small beatings

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15
Q

Developpe avec releve

A

Developing movement with a rise

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16
Q

Grands battements

A

Large beatings

17
Q

Releves

A

Rises

18
Q

Exercise for battues

A

Exercise for beats

19
Q

Port de bras

A

Carriage of the arms
1st 2nd 3rd 4th

20
Q

Adage and examples

A

Slow controlled movement (ex: body positions, cinq arabesque, and trios relive,3rises)

21
Q

Allegro

A

Fast quick movement

22
Q

Pas de bourree dessous with arms

A

Bourre step under with arms

23
Q

Sourbresaut

A

Sudden bound

24
Q

Assemble coupe devant and derrière

A

Assembling step with a cutting movement in the front and back

25
Q

Grand jete en tournant

A

Large throwing step turned

26
Q

Sissone

A

Scissor like step

27
Q

Sissone en avant fareme and ouverte

A

Scissor like step in the front closed and open

28
Q

Pas de bourree devant and derrière

A

Bourree step in the front and back

29
Q

Demi contretemps

A

Half counter beat

30
Q

Temps leve

A

Raised movement

31
Q

Glissades changes

A

Gliding step changing

32
Q

Glissade assemble

A

Gliding step with an assembling step

33
Q

Grand reverence

A

Formal bow

34
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