Vocabulary Flashcards

1
Q

à

a

A

to

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2
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à la seconde

a la se-GOND

A

to the second

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3
Q

à terre

a tair

A

on the ground

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4
Q

allegro

a-LAY-grow

A

quick movements

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5
Q

adage

a-doj

A

slow, controlled movements

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6
Q

balancè

ba-lan-SAY)

A

balancing or rocking step

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7
Q

battements

bot-MAW

A

beating steps

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8
Q

battements tendue

bot-MAW tawn-DO

A

beatings streched

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9
Q

bras

bra

A

arms

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10
Q

changés

shon-JAY

A

changed

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11
Q

changement

shons-MAW

A

changes of the feet

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12
Q

chassé

shaw-SAY

A

chasing step

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13
Q

chat

shaw

A

cat

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14
Q

corps

core

A

body

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15
Q

coupé

koo-PAY

A

to cut

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16
Q

de

de

A

of

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17
Q

demi

de-MEE

A

half

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18
Q

demi en l’air

de-MEE on lair

A

halfway in the air

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19
Q

demi plié

de-MEE plee-YAY

A

half bend

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20
Q

derrière

dare-ee-YAIR

A

back

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21
Q

dessous

day-SOO

A

under

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22
Q

dessus

day-SEE

A

over

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23
Q

developpés

dave-la-PAY

A

developing movements

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24
Q

devant

day-VON

A

front

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25
Q

en

on

A

in

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26
Q

et

ay

A

and

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27
Q

en l’air

on lair

A

in the air

28
Q

en dehors

on day-OR

A

outward

29
Q

en croix

on krwa

A

in the pattern of a cross

30
Q

en arrière

on air-ee YAIR

A

backward

31
Q

effacée

ay-faw-SAW

A

shaded position

32
Q

en dedans

on day-DAW

A

inward

33
Q

en avant

on ay-VON

A

forward

34
Q

échappés

ay-sha-PAY

A

escaping movements

35
Q

enchaînments

on-shon-MAW

A

chain of steps

36
Q

frappé

fra-PAY

A

to strike

37
Q

fermé

fair-MAY

A

closed

38
Q

grand battements

grond bot-MAW

A

large beating steps

39
Q

grand révérence

grond re-ver-RONS

A

large reverent bow or curtsy

40
Q

grand plié

grond plee-YAY

A

large bend

41
Q

grand

grond

A

large

42
Q

jambe

jom

A

circles

43
Q

jeté

je-TAY

A

throwing step

44
Q

la

A

the

45
Q

milieu

meel-YOU

A

center

46
Q

pliés

plee-YAY

A

bending movements

47
Q

pour

poor

A

for

48
Q

pied, pieds

pyay, pyays

A

foot, feet

49
Q

positions du corps

positions do cor

A

positions of the body

50
Q

petit

pi-TEET

A

small

51
Q

posé

poe-ZAY

A

to pose

52
Q

passé

paw-SAY

A

to pass

53
Q

ports de bras

por de bra

A

carriage of the arms

54
Q

pas

paw

A

step

55
Q

ports

por

A

carriage

56
Q

pointe

point

A

point

57
Q

polka

POLE-ka

A

step from a Bohemian dance

58
Q

relevés

re-le-VAY

A

rises

59
Q

ronds de jambe

ron de jom

A

circles of the leg

60
Q

ronds

ron

A

leg

61
Q

retirés

re-tee-RAY

A

withdrawn movements

62
Q

révérence

re-ve-RONS

A

reverent bow or curstey

63
Q

sur

sir

A

on

64
Q

sautés

so-TAY

A

jumps

65
Q

tour

tor

A

turn

66
Q

tendue

tawn-DO

A

to stretch