Terminology Flashcards

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1
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Adagio

A

At ease; leisure

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Allégro

A

Brisk; lively

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3
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Allongé

A

Elongated; lengthened

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4
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Assemblé

A

Assembled

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5
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Ballotté

A

“Tossed” a light, rocking quality, jump sequence

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6
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Battement

A

Beating

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7
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Chainé

A

Chained; linked; a series of small turning steps with the feet in first position relevé

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8
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Changements

A

change (of feet) from fifth front to fifth back

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9
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Chassé

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Chased; used as a traveling or transition step

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10
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Cou De Pied

A

on the neck of the foot

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11
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Coupé

A

to cut

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12
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Croisé

A

Crossed

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13
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Dégagé

A

Disengaged

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14
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Demi

A

half; as in demi-pointe

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15
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Écarté

A

thrown apart; separated

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16
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Échappé

A

Escaped

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17
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Effacé

A

Shaded

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18
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Elevé

A

Elevated; a rise upward onto the toes

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19
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Épaulement

A

Shouldering; position of the shoulders in relation to the head and legs.

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20
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Failli

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Giving away; a transition step through

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21
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Fermé

A

Closed

22
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Fondu

A

to melt

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Fouetté

A

whipped

24
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Frappé

A

To strike

25
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Glissade

A

To glide

26
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Jete

A

Thrown

27
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Par Terre / A Terre

A

On the ground

28
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Pas de Chat

A

Step of the cat

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Passe

A

Passed

30
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Plie

A

Bent

31
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Port De Bras

A

Carriage of the Arms

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Port De Corps

A

Carriage of the body

33
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Releve

A

Raised; a rise or spring onto the toes from plie

34
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retire

A

withdrawn; rested

35
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sissonne

A

a jump from two feet to one foot, in various directions

36
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tendu

A

stretched

37
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Tombe

A

fallen

38
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tour / entournent

A

turn of the body

39
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En Arriere / Derriere

A

to the back

40
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En Avant / Devant

A

to the front

41
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En Cloche

A

like a bell

42
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En Dedans

A

inward

43
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En Dehors

A

outward

44
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temps

A

time

45
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contre temps

A

against time

46
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temps lie

A

connected time

47
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Penché

A

Leaning; inclined

48
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Piqué

A

Pricked

49
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Ouvert

A

opened

50
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Sauté

A

jumped; a single jump in a vertical direction

51
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Soubresaut

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sudden leap; executed with the legs crossed in fifth position, without changing

52
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Temps Levé

A

Elevated (time); a jump taking off of and landing on the same foot