Ballet Terminology words

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Adagio

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Supported work between boy & girl

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Adage

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Slow sustained movement

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Allegro

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Quick light sequence of steps

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Arabesque

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elongated classical position when the dancer supports herself on one leg, the other leg extended behind the shoulder.arms may be varied but usually reaching forward of upwards

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Assemble

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Assemble

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Aterre

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On the floor

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Attitude

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Extended leg bent at the knee and supported leg straight

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Ballet blanc

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Traditional, classic ballet. Dressed in white

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Ballonné

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Jumping step on one leg when working leg is thrown out at the knee

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Balotté

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See-saw movement

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Battement

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Strong throwing movement

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Batterié

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Beating

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Bourreé

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Running step

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Brisé

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Beaten step similar to assemblé

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Cabriole

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Beaten step- legs caught in air and thrown to further height before descending

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Centre work

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Work in centre of room

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Chaines

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Chain like movement

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Changements

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Jumping step in 5th position

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Chassé

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Gliding step

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Corps de ballet

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Body of ballet

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Cou de pied

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Ankle or neck of the foot

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Coupé

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To cut

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Croisé

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Crossed to the view of the audience

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De coté

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To the side

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Demi

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Half

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Derrière

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Position to the back or closed behind

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Detourné

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turn

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Devant

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Position to the front or closed infront

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Developpé

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To unfold

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Double-work

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Supported work between boy and girl | Same as adagio

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Écarté

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Diagonal

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Échappé

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Escape

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Effacé

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Open position

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Elevation

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Jumping steps

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Emboîté

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Box step

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Enchanînement

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Series of steps

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En dedans

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Inwards

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En Dehors

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Outwards

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Entrechat

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A beat or series of beats whilst springing in the air

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Epaulement

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Shoulder movement

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Failli

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Flying step

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Ferné

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Closed

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Fondu

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To melt

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Fouetté

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To whip

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Frappé

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Strike

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Gargouillade

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Combination of fond de jamb en lair and pas de chat

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Glissade

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Glide

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Grand

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Big

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Jété

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Jump from one leg to other

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Manége

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Turn in a circle

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Pas terre

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On the ground

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Pas de basque

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Folk step

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Pas de bourrée

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A step comprised of 3 small steps... Most popularly Behind, side, front

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Pas de chat

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Step of the cat

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Petit battement

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Shuffling movement around ankle

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Piqué

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Step from one leg en pie to stretched leg on pointe

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Pirouette

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Turn on one leg

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Plié

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Bend

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Relevé

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Plié to stretch

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Reverence

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Curtsy

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Ronds de jambs

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Round of the leg

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Royale

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Beaten Changements

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Sauté

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Elevation, jump etc

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Sissonne

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Spring from 2 legs to 1

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Soubresaut

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Jump when both legs are together in air

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Soutenu

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Gather

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Tendu

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Stretch

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Temps lié

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Passing body weight to other leg (plié stretch)

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Tour

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Pirouette in air, starting in 5th swapping feet and landing in 5th mainly done by men

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Tournant

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Any step performed turning

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Volé

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Flight

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Port de bras

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Carriage of arms