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1
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Allonge

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extended/outstretched

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Arriere

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backwards, a step that is moving away from the audience

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Assemble Porte

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an assemble step that requires a preparatory step in order to carry the assemble from one spot to another

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Avant

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forward, a step that is moving towards the audience

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Ballon

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bouncing step, jumping lightly and landing softly to rebound off of the ground

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Balancoire

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seesaw step, swinging motion with the legs through first position

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Ballet d’action

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a ballet with a plot or story

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Battement retire

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step were the foot is lifted from fifth position to touch the side of the knee and them raised into the air like a developpe with staccato movement of the foot and leg

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Battu

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beat, can be applied to any step with a beat of the legs

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Cambre

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arched, the body is bent in the torso either back or sideways with epaulment

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Coda

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finale in a classical ballet

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Cote

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sideways, a step that either goes left or righ

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Cou-de-pied

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the neck of the foot/ankle, the foot is lifted to the ankle with a pointed foot

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Cou-de-pied (sur le

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the whole foot is placed of the ankle of the other leg, the foot is wrapped around the ankle

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Coupe

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to cut, a small step either done as a preparation or an ending to another step, usually one foot replaces the other

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Couru

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running step, usually very small steps on releve

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Croise

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crossed, legs are crossed with epaulment and the leg can be either in the front or the bac

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Croix (en)

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in the shape of a cross, the legs go in a front side back side pattern

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Danseur(premiere)

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first dancer, leading male dancer or the company

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Dedan (en)

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inward, counterclockwise rotation, towards supporting side

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Dessous

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under, the working foot places behind the supporting foot

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Dessus

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over, the working foot is placed in front of the supporting foot

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Devant

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  • in front, step or placement of a limb in front of the body
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A le quatrieme derriere

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a position facing the front with the working leg behind the body, fourth position

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A le quatrieme devant

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a position facing the front with the working leg in front of the body, fourth position

26
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Elance

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to dart, a step that travels, right off of the floor

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Sur le pointes (emboites)

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a step on pointe shoes moving backwards and forwards

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Epaule

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a version of second arabesque where the dancer raises their arm and looks over their shoulder, showcasing the back

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Face (en)

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facing the audience

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Ferme

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closed, indicating that the end of the step ends in a closed position of the feet

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Foutte

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whipping movement, short whipped movement of the foot that can be applied to many steps for the use of momentum

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Gargouillade

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a step that resembles a pas de chat except for the fact that the legs do a rond de jambe en lair in each direction

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Glisse

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gliding step

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Ouvert

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opened, indicating that the step is ended on one leg with the other still in the air, forming and opened position

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Pas de deux

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dance for two

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Passe

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passing step, the foot draws up the front/back of the legs and switches to the other side of the leg

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Pique

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pricking step, a step where the dancer steps onto releve

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Pirouette

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turning step on one foot with the other leg raised in some way

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Port de bras

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carriage of the arms

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Pose

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poised, a step similar to pique when the dancer performs a small developpe before steping into the desired position

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Raccourci

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shortened, a sharp bending movement of the knee to retire

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Releve

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raised, rising onto either demi-pointe or pointe

43
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Renverse

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the bending of a body during a turn as if the body is wrapped around a pole, bending sideways and backwards

44
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Saute

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jumping- a term added to a step to indicate that it is a jumping step

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Seconde (a la)

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to the second, the foot is placed in second position en lair or en terre

46
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Serre

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tight/close, petit battements that are smaller and beat lower on the ankle

47
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Sous-sus

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a tight fifth position on releve

48
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Soutenu

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a traveling turn in sous sus

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Temp leve

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time raised, a hop from one foot to the other raised in any position

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Terre (a)

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on the ground, indicating that the working leg is on the ground

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Terre (par)

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along the ground- the working leg is moving on the ground

52
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Tour

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a turn of the body, a turning jump

53
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Vole

A

flying step

54
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Volee (de)

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in flight, step has soaring movement

55
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Battement frappe

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struck battement, dancer forcefully extends leg from cou de pied in front side or back

56
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Dehors (en)

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outward, clockwise rotation

57
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Sur le pointe

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a step that is on pointe

58
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Derriere

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behind/back, a step or the placement of a limb behind the body

59
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Battement fondue

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a step where the working leg is in cou de pied and the supporting leg is in plie, both legs extend at the same time with the working leg going front, side, or back

60
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Conditional cou de pied

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a version of cou de pied where the foot is pointed on the ankle.

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