Fall 2022 Tech Terms Flashcards

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fermé

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closed

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ouvert

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open

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en avant

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to the front

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en arrière

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to the back

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5
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de côté

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to the side

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pas de couru

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running step

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en tournant

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to turn

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8
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soubresaut

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-jumping, escaping movement
-jumping and landing with both feet in fifth

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royale

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beating one leg in front and beating back

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entrechat quatre

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four interweavings

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balançoire

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swinging leg, bent

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12
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en cloche

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swinging leg, straight

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temps de flèche

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jump with both legs flinging up in the back

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14
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en manège

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circular

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15
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pas de poisson

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step of the fish

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16
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failli

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giving away

17
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sur le cou-de-pied

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on the neck of the foot

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serré

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beating strictly back or front

19
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temps de cuisse

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step of the thigh

20
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coda

A

concluding section

21
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Maria Tallchief

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-first American ballet dancer to dance with Paris Opera Ballet
-Balanchine

22
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Marjorie Tallchief

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-Osage nation
-Maria’s sister

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Yvonne Chateau

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Native American ballerina

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Rosella Hightower

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-Choctow descent
-Oklahoma