Terms Flashcards

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Tendu

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“To stretch” pointed foot with straight knee “draw a line an erase”

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Plié

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“To bend” knees over toes, bum in

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Dégagé

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“To disengage” cupcake height brushing foot and hit wall

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Piqué

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“Fairy taps” “to prick”

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Pas de cheval

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“Step of the horse” up to coupe extend

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Rond de jambe

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“Circle of the leg”

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Rond de jambe á terre

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“Circle of the leg” on the floor

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Rond de jambe en l’air

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“Circle of the leg” in the air

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Rond de jambe en dehors

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“Circle of the leg” outside

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Rond de jambe en dehans

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“Circle of the leg” inside

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En croix

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“Cross” front - side - back - side

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Frappé

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“To strike” sharp “striking a match”

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Fondu

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Plié on one leg “to melt”

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Développé

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“To develop” comes up the knee and extend out

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Enveloppé

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“To fold” extended out and back in at knee and down

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Passé

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Drawing foot by knee

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Retiré

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Position of hold a passé

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Coupé

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“Action of cutting” touch foot to ankle

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Cou de pied (sur le)

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“At the neck of the foot”

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Grand battement

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“Beating”

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Relevé

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“To rise” with a plié

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Elevé

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“To rise” without plié

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Adagio

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Slow, controlled, sustained… Find placement

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Allegro

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“Fast” involves jumps

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Sauté, sauteé
Jumps that lands in same position
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Échappé
"To escape" jump out to close
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Changement
Change positions, changes which foot in front
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Jeté
One foot to the other, "throwing step"
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Assemblé
"To assemble" one - assemble in air - to both
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Sissone
Separate - two - one foot - "scissor step"
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Chassé
"To chase" stay grounded and use plié
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Waltz step
Triplets. "Down up up down up up"
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Balancé
Rocking step
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Pas de chat
"Step of the cat" jump "passé passé close
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Glissade
Third - _/ \_ - "gliding step"
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Temps lié
Transfer of weight
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Temps leré
Sauté in one leg
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Tombé
"To fall"
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Bourrée
Little steps, "like fairies"
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Pas de baurrée
3 little steps (back, side, front)
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Port de bras
Carriage of the arms
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Cambré
Fold of the body over the front
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Combré en round
Like in routine fold of body but in a circle
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Chaînés
Chain turn
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Soutenu
All the way and sustain
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Détourné
Turn to other side
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Sous - sus, sus - sous
Foot over under
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Saut de basque
Jump of the village people
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Pas de basque
Step of the village people
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Saut de chat
Leap of the cat, leap bend front leg
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Reverence
Respect to you teacher and self, clap clap
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Barre
Exercises
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Centre
Everything way from barre
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``` Devant Derrière En face Croix Effacé Écarte ```
``` Front Back Face the front Crossed Open to my front Spread open "diagonal" ```
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Arabesque
"Curved line" from head to foot but leg is straight
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Attitude
Bent leg