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0
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How many are closed positions?

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Three: first, third and fifth

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How many positions of the feet are there?

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Five

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How many are open positions

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Two: second and fourth

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How do you move from one position to another?

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By means of a degage

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What is a degage?

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To push the foot along the floor into an open position, arching the instep and stretching the toe extremities fully, with only the big toe touching the floor

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If the weight is on the little toe, what does this cause?

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The ankle drops which causes the foot to sickle

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6
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What is battement tendu?

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A stretching of the foot into an open position and returning to a closed position

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What does tendu mean

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To stretch

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8
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What is a plie

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A bending and stretching of the knees, maintaining a controlled carriage throughout that the weight is kept centred throughout the movement

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Which joints are used in a plie

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The hip, knee and ankle joints

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10
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How far do you go down in a full plie

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To where the thighs are horizontal

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Where are the knees in a plie

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Pressed out to the side

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12
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Where is the greater part of the weight placed in a plie?

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On the outer side of the foot, but only as a precaution to stop the feet from rolling onto the big toes

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13
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How do you correct rolling in plies?

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But supporting the ankles and the under insteo

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14
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What is the shape of a rond de jambe a terre

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An oval or egg shape

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Where are the two extreme ends of the oval

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4th devant and derriere

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Which movement is emphasised and which is controlled in rond de jambe a terre

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As the foot passes through second it is emphasised and through first it is controlled

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17
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Which part of the foot leads the way in all forward movements

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The heel

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18
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Which part of the foot leads the way of all backwards movements

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The toes

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19
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How many kinds of rond de jambe a terre is there

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Two. En dehor and en dedan

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What does en dehor mean

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Outward, away from the supporting leg

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What does en dedan mean

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Inward, toward the supporting leg

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22
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What does a terre mean

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On the ground

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23
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What does rond de jambe mean

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Round the leg

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Where are the extreme ends of the oval in rond de jambe en lair

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Second en lair and the inside of the supporting knee

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25
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What does en lair mean

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In the air

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26
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What is a fondu

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A bending of the supporting leg

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27
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What does fondu mean

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To melt

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28
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When does the supporting leg stretch in the battement fondu exercise

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Both legs stretch and fully extend simultaneously

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29
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What does frappe mean

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To bear

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30
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Which joints are used in a battement frappe

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The knee and ankle joints only

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31
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What is battement frappe a preparation for?

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All batterie work

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32
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On what part of the supporting leg does the beat occur

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The thin part of the leg immediately above the ankle

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33
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What is the thin part of the ankle called

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Sur le cou de pied

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34
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What does soutenu mean

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To hold or sustain

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35
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Which joint do we use in petits battement

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The knee joint onky

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36
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What should be the though concerning the working thigh in petits battement

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It should be pressed back and kept still throughout the exercise

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37
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What doe grand battement mean

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Large beating

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38
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What is a grand battement

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A throwing up of the leg en lair and returning it to the ground

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39
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Is the leg thrown or carried

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The leg is thrown upward but the downward movement is controlled

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40
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Where does the strength come from when throwig the leg en lair

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The under thigh muscle of the working leg and the stretch of the working foot

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41
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What should be heard during this movement

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A swishing sound as the foot leaves and returns to the ground

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42
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How is this obtained (swishing sound)

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By pushing the foot along the ground strongly until the foot is fully arched going through a battement tendu and returnin in the same manner

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43
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What is a developpe

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An unfolding of the leg en lair and holding it there

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44
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What is the value of a developpe

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To strengthen the legs and prepare the dancer for adage and other sustained movements

45
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What is a grand battement en cloche

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A continuous gran battement in 4th devant and derriere passing through the first where the heel is lowered

46
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What does en cloche mean

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Pendulum or bell movement

47
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What is a temps lie

A

A smooth transference of weight

48
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What does temps lie mean

A

Connecting, joining or binding together

49
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What does en avant mean

A

Travelling forward

50
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What does en arriere

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Travelling backward

51
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What does port de bras mean

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Carriage of the arms with the use of the head and body

52
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What dies en epaulment mean

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A movement of the shoulders from the waist upward, one shoulder brought forward, the other taken back, and the head over the forward shoulder

53
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What is a chasse

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A glide into and open position

54
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What is an attitude

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A position in dancing with the weight of the body on one straight leg, the other behind in fourth croise derriere

55
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What is an arabesque

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A position in dancing with the weight of the on one straight leg showing an oblique or diagonal line

56
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How is the line obtained (arabesque)

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This is an imaginary line from the tip of the front hand to the toe of the working leg, which is a terre or en lair

57
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What should be the shape of the body in this position (arqbesque)

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Curved like the arc of a bow

58
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What is the head action in a pirouette

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This is called spotting. The eyes spot where the dancer intends to finish. At the start the head and eyes remain on this spot for as long as possible. Then the head turns quickly and the eyes focus on that same spot before the body completes the turn

59
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What gives the impetus to turn a pirouette

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The outgoing arm opens to second where it locks in the shoulder. This is then followed by the incoming arm into first position

60
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What is the correct placing of the working foot in a pirouette

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The toes of the foot are placed immediately under the supporting knee. The working foot is not crossed over the supporting leg

61
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What does releve mean

A

To rise either by instep pressure or by a snatch

62
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With which part of the toes is a releve executed

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The platform of the toes, with a fully arched instep. This is called 3/4 point

63
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What does adage mean

A

Slow controlled movement

64
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Which arm is raised in fourth position

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The arm in the same side as the front foot

65
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Which arm is raised in fourth opposition

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The arm on the side opposite to the front foot

66
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What is a glissade

A

A step and a glide

67
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How many heels are lowered at the end of a glissade

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Both

68
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How do you finish a glissade

A

In a demi plie

69
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What is a coupe

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To cut the weight of the body from one foot to the other

70
Q

What is an assemble

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For a dance it refers go the joining of the feet together, and is usually used for a preparatory step for elevation steps

71
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What does porte mean

A

Carried

72
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What is a pose

A

A step from one foot onto the other

73
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What does saute mean

A

To spring

74
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What is a temps leve

A

A hop alighting on a bending knee

75
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How many kinds of echappe are there

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Two: echappe saute and echappe releve

76
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What is an echappe saute

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A straight step of elevation from two feet, drawing the feet together before alighting in either fourth or second in a demi plie

77
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What is an echappe releve

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An equal escapement of both feet on demi or full point

78
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What is petit allegro

A

Small quick movements

79
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What do the words pas de chat relate to

A

The step of a cat

80
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In which direction are pas de chats usually executed

A

Obliquely forward

81
Q

What should be shown on the count of 2 in a pas de basque

A

A strong degage derriere

82
Q

What are the positions in a pas de bourre

A

Fifth, second and fifth

83
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In which direction do ordinary pas do bourres travel

A

Away from the commencing foot

84
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With what part of the foot is a pas de bourree executed

A

The first two steps are in the toes, the third is flat

85
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What are the words used to describe pas de bourre devant

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Front side front

86
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What are the words used to describe pas de bourre derierre

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Behind side behind

87
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What does dessous mean and what words are used for this pas de bouree

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Under - behind side front

88
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What does dessus mean and what words are used for this pas de bourree

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Over - front side behind

89
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What does en tournant mean

A

To turn

90
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What is a fouette

A

A short sharp whipping movement

91
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What is a sissone

A

A soft step of elevation

92
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How many kinds of sissonne are there at this standard

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Three

93
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What are they (sisssone)

A

Ordinaire, ouverte and ferme

94
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What is a sissonne ordinaire

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A soft step of elevation from two feet alighting onto one foot with the working foot reaching its highest point as the dancer alights on the supporting leg

95
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How many ordinaire are there

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Four: devant, derriere, passe en avant and passe en arriere

96
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What is a sisonne ouvette

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A soft step of elevation from two feet, alighting in one foot with the working keg extended into an open position

97
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What does ferme mean

A

Closed

98
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What is petit batterie

A

Small beaten steps which are executed with speed and minimum elevation

99
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Which foot does the most work in batterie

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The back foot. Both feet beat, but the action if the back foot is more emphatic

100
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What is an echappe saute battu

A

An entrechat quatre alighting in second position

101
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When does the beat occur in a changement battu or royale

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Before the changement

102
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In assemble porte, what dies the word porte mean

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To be carried or sustained

103
Q

What is the essential feeling in all point work

A

Uplift and lightness

104
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How is this obtained (uplift and lightness)

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By breathing correctly taking a breath before rising

105
Q

How do you descend from points softly

A

By supporting the back and not exhaling quickly

106
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In echappe, which fourth position of the feet do we use

A

The fourth croise

107
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What is the essential movement of the supporting leg in a releve sur la point

A

To draw it under the centre of the body

108
Q

Why is this movement necessary (releve sur la point)

A

To support the weight of the body

109
Q

How you achieve strong pointe work

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By fully arching the instep to enable work on the correct part of the shoe, making sure the ankles are strong

110
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What must be avoided in point

A

Rolling back on the little toes.

Also rolling on the big toes, both on point and while alighting

111
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What is the essential feeling in the legs

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To stretch fully up on the back of the knees and under the thigh muscles

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