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Ballet Intermediate Flashcards

1
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La barre

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The barre

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En bas

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Low

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En haut

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High

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Devant

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Front

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En avnat

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Forward

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Derriere

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Behind

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Adage

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Slow movement

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Demi

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Half

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Tendu

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To stretch

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Battement

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Beating

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Retire

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To withdraw

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Saute

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To jump

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Echappe

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To escape

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Reverence

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Gracious bow

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A la seconde

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To the second

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Releve

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To rise

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Cou de Pied

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Neck of the foot

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Jete

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To throw

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En croix

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In the shape of a cross

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Croise

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Crossed

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Coupe

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To cut

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Degage

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To disengage

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Fondu

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To melt

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Temps lie

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Time linked

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Assemble

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To assemble

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Pose

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To pose

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De cote

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To the side

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En dehors

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Outwards

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Dessous

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Under

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Pirouette

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To whirl

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Allegro

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Quick movement

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Plie

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To bend

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Grand

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Big

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Arabesque

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A position in dance

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36
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A terre

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On the ground

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Temps leve

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Time lifted

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A la quatrieme

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To the fourth

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Rond de jambe

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Round of the leg

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40
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Chasse

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To chase

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Petit

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Small

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Pas de chat

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Step of the cat

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Changement

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To change

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Ouverte

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Open

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Tour en l’air

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Turn in the air

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Frappe

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To strike

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Developpe

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To unfold

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Detourne

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Turned aside

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Pas de bouree

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Step of the stuffed

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Balance

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To balance

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Enchainement

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Linked together

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En dedans

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Inwards

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53
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Dessus

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Over

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54
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Ecarte

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Thrown open

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Soutenu

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Sustained

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Glissade

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To glide

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Fouette

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To whip

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Etendre

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To stretch

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Epaule

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Shouldered

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En arriere

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Backwards

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Entrechat

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Braided

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62
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Courru

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To run

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Royale

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Royal

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Elancer

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To dart

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Demi-contretemps

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Half against time

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Ballonnee

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Ballon- like

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67
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Cabriole

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To caper

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Pas de basque

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Step from Basque (region in France)

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En diagonale

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On a diagonal

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70
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De Suite

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Continuously

71
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Sissone

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A jump named for the Count of Sissone

72
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Batterie

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Beaten step

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Ferme

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Closed

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Efface

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Shaded

75
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Soubresaut

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Sudden leap or bound

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Petit tours

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Small turns

77
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Attitude

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A position take from the statue of Mercury

78
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Entrechat quatre

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Braided four times

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Soussus

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Under - Over

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Entrechat royale

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Braided royally

81
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Tourner

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To turn

82
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De cote

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To the side

83
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Brise

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Broken

84
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Entrechat trois

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Braided 3 times

85
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Grand preparation

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Large preperation

86
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Autour de la salle

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Around the room

87
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Theory of Port de Bras

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 builds strength through the back and arms, arms are carried through the back
 uses positions and movement from and through positions
 should use the gate (5th en avant) to give greater depth to the movement
 co-ordination of arms, head, and eyes (and legs when appropriate)
 arms should compliment legs, eg) demi-2nd with an assemblé over and 2nd with
an assemblé élancé
 balance of line
 arms may have to move at different speeds to arrive together, particularly in
2nd and 4th port de bras
 anticipation, particularly in 1st and 3rd port de bras
 continuous movement, showing positions without stopping in them
 port de bras allows for the beauty and style of choreography and dancer and
when done well can convey messages and emotions as well as line and
strength

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What is the use for the 8 points of the room

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 aids in communication between teacher/choreographer and
student/dancer
 helps dancer to orient herself in space
 aids in spotting
 discussion of the ‘dancer’s box’ and how each dancer should face her own
corner as opposed to the corner of the room or stage

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Positions of the feet

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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th open, 4th crossed, 5th

90
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Positions of the head

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Erect, inclined, turned, raised, lowered

91
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Positions of the arms

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1st, 2nd, demi 2nd for adage & allegro, 3rd, 4th en avant, 4th en
haut, 5th en haut, 5th en avant, 5th en bas, 3rd in opposition, 4th en avant in
opposition, 4th en haut in oppositions, 5th en haut open, 5th en haut open or offering

92
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Basic Body Positions

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à la quatrième devant, à la quatrième derrière, à la seconde

93
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All body positions

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à la quatrième croisé devant, à la quatrième devant, écarté,
éffacé, à la seconde, épaulé, à la quatrième derrière, à la quatrième croisé derrière,
écarté derrière, éffacé derrière

94
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7 Movements in dancing

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plier (to bend), sauter (to jump), relever (to rise), étendre
(to stretch), glisser (to glide), élancer (to dart), tourner (to turn)

95
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Arabesques

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1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th (en l’air)

96
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Attitudes

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attitude éffacé devant; attitude éffacé derrière; attitude croisé devant;
attitude croisé derrière with croisé derrière arms; attitude croisé derrière with
Mercury attitude arms; attitude croisé derrière with attitude ordinaire arms (4th en
haut in opposition)

97
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Movements of the foot

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Pied à terre (flat), à quart (1/4 pointe), à demi (1/2
pointe), à trois quart (3/4 pointe), à pointe (full pointe), fully extended, sickled
outwards, and flexed (for character dance)

98
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Basic head rules for coupés, jetés, and temps levés

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The head inclines to the foot that you land on

99
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Basic head rules for pas de chat

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the head is turned over the arm; the neck is lengthened and the eye line is extended down and away from the body

100
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Basic head rules for pirouettes

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The head is the last to leave and the first to arrive (spotting)

101
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Basic head rules for assembles

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as the brushing leg comes from the back to the front, the head
inclines towards it; as the brushing leg comes from the front to the back, the
head inclines away from it

102
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Basic head rules for pas de bourrees and glissades

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The head inclines to the foot that finishes in front

103
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Basic head rules for balancés de côté, chassés à la seconde, and pas de bourrée ouverte

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The head inclines to the leading foot

104
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Basic Adage movements

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 Dégagé en tournant à terre
 Fouetté of adage en l’air
 Developpé en tournant

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sauté in 1st position

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106
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petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied derrière

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107
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temps levé devant from one foot

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107
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temps levé derriere from one foot

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108
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gallop side

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109
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Polka - party polka

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110
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Polka balletic polka forward (Jumper and stepped)

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111
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Echappe suate a la 2nd

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111
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Pas de chat

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112
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Assemble dessus (over)

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113
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Pas de bourree dessous (under )

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114
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Jete dessus (over)

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115
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balancé de côté

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116
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balancé en arrière

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117
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posé to retiré

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117
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posé to arabesque

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118
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coupé dessous (under) from straight leg

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119
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glissade derrière

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119
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coupé dessous (under) from cou de pied

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120
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glissade dessous (under)

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121
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soutenu turn

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121
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pas de bourrée derrière

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122
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sissonne en avant ouverte

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123
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entrechat quatre

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123
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sissonne en arrière ouverte

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124
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grand jeté en tournant

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125
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demi-contretemps

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126
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pas de bourrée courru (bourrées)

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127
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posé tours

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128
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assemblé devant

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128
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brisé dessus

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129
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grand jeté en avant

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130
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entrechat trois devant and derrière

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131
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pas de bourrée en avant, en arrière, en dehors, and dedans

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132
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pas de bourrée ouvert to 2nd position

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133
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ballonné simple, écarté de côté (arms to demi-2nd)
ballonné simple, éffacé en avant (arms 4th en avant)

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134
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changement

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135
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petit jeté sur le cou-de-pied devant

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136
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temps levé devant from two feet

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137
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temps levé derrière from two feet

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138
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gallop forward

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139
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polka – balletic polka forward

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140
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polka – balletic polka side (jumped)

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141
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spring points devant

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142
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chasses enavant

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143
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assemble dessuous (under)

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144
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balancé en avant

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144
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jeté dessous (under)

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145
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posé to 5th

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146
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posé coupe

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147
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glissade devant

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148
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glissade dessus (over)

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149
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coupé dessus (over) from straight leg

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150
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coupé dessus (over) from cou de pied

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151
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échappé sauté closing with a beat

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151
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sissonne en avant fermé

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152
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pas de bourrée devant

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153
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assemblé élancé de côté

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154
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assemblé en avant

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155
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sissonne en arrière fermé

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156
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soubresaut

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157
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pas de bourrée dessus

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158
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petits tours

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158
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entrechat royale

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159
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posé developpé

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160
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assemblé derrière

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161
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glissades en avant and en arrière

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161
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échappé battu (beating out and in)

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162
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sissones dessus and dessous

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