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1
Q

Pile

A

Bend

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2
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Demi

A

Small, half

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3
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Grande

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Large, whole

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4
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Releve

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Rise

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5
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Battement

A

Beating

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6
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Battement Tendu

A

Stretched beating

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7
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Battement Degage

A

Disengaged beating

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8
Q

En croix

A

In the form of a cross

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9
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Rind de jambe

A

Circle of the leg

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10
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En dehors

A

Outward

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11
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En dedans

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Inward

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12
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Cambre’

A

Arched

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13
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Coupe’

A

Cut

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14
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Retire’

A

Withdrawn

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15
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Passe’

A

Pass

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16
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Fondu

A

Sink, melt

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17
Q

Frappe’

A

Strike

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18
Q

Grande Battement

A

Large beating

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19
Q

Petite Battement

A

Small beating

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20
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Developpe’

A

Developed

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21
Q

Pas de Cheval

A

Step of the horse

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22
Q

Sous-sus

A

Under-over

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23
Q

Par terre

A

On the ground

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24
Q

En l’air

A

In the air

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25
Q

Soutenu

A

Suspend

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26
Q

Saute’

A

Jump

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27
Q

Changement

A

Change

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28
Q

Porte bras

A

Carriage of the arms

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29
Q

Temps lie

A

Connected movement

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30
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Chasse’

A

Chase

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31
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Pique

A

Pricked

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32
Q

Balance’

A

Rocking step

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33
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Pas de Bouree

A

Bourree step

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34
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Bourree’

A

Stuffed

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35
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Echappe’

A

Escaping

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36
Q

Glissade

A

Glide

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37
Q

Jete’

A

Throw

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38
Q

Pas de chat

A

Step of the cat

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39
Q

Assemble’

40
Q

Temps leve

A

Raising movement

41
Q

Head positions

A

Erect, raised up/down, turned r/l, inclined r/l

42
Q

Devant

43
Q

Derriere

44
Q

1st-3rd Cecchetti arabesques

A

Diagram :)

45
Q

Croise devant

A

Crossed in front

46
Q

Ala Quatrieme Devant

A

Fourth in front

47
Q

Ala seconde

48
Q

Ala Quatrieme Derriere

A

Fourth in back

49
Q

Croise Derriere

A

Crossed in back

50
Q

50-52

A

Diagram study!

51
Q

7 Movements in Ballet

A

Bend, rise, jump, turn, glide, dart, stretch

52
Q

Allonge

A

Extended, outstretched

53
Q

Sur le coup de pied

A

On the ankle of the foot

54
Q

Promenade

55
Q

Penche

A

Leaning, inclining

56
Q

Pas de basque

A

Basque step

57
Q

Tombe

58
Q

Chaine

59
Q

Royale

A

Royal (changement w/ beat before change)

60
Q

Entrechat Quatre

A

Interweaving w/4 crossings

61
Q

Sissonne

A

(Steps inventor)

62
Q

Emboite

63
Q

Battu

A

With a beat

64
Q

Tour jete

A

Large jete over and turning

65
Q

Ecarte

66
Q

Efface

67
Q

Epaule

A

Shouldered

68
Q

Body positions

A

Check charts :)

69
Q

Enveloppe

70
Q

Faille

A

Giving away

71
Q

Fouette

72
Q

Entrechat Trois

A

3 Crossings

73
Q

Ballotte

74
Q

Ballonne

A

Bounced, ball-like

75
Q

Demi-countretemps

A

1/2 counterbeating

76
Q

Countretemps

A

Counterbeating

77
Q

Saute basque

A

Angel’s jump

78
Q

Grande jete

A

Large jete

79
Q

Cabriole

80
Q

Entrechat

A

Interweaving

81
Q

Entrechat Cinq

A

Interweaving w/5 crossings

82
Q

Ouverte

83
Q

Ferme

84
Q

Change

85
Q

Sans change

A

W/out change

86
Q

Glissande Precipitee

A

Glissade pressed, hurried

87
Q

En avant

A

Moving forward

88
Q

En arriere

A

Moving backward

89
Q

Brise

90
Q

Brise Vole

A

Flying brise

91
Q

Temps le Fleche

A

Arrow Step

92
Q

Temps de Cuisse

A

Thigh movement

93
Q

En manage

A

In a circle

94
Q

Battement en cloche

95
Q

Renverse

A

Bending of body during a turn

96
Q

Soubresaut

A

Sudden spring or bound

97
Q

Entrechat six

A

Interweaving with 6 crossings

Fund Of Ballet (1 decks)

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