Terms Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
Q
Plie
A
To bend
2
Q
Demi
A
Half
3
Q
Grand
A
Big
4
Q
Tendu
A
To Stretch
5
Q
Degage
A
To Disengage
6
Q
Rond de Jambe
A
Round of the Leg
7
Q
Fondu
A
To Melt
8
Q
Frappe
A
To Strike
9
Q
Cou de Pied
A
Neck of the Foot
10
Q
Pique
A
To Prick
11
Q
Pas de Cheval
A
Step of the Horse
12
Q
Coupe
A
To Cut
13
Q
Passe
A
To Pass
14
Q
Port de Bras
A
to carry your arms
15
Q
port de corps
A
to carry your body
16
Q
cambre
A
to arch
17
Q
releve
A
to rise
18
Q
developpe
A
to develop
19
Q
grand battement
A
big beat
20
Q
soutenu
A
sustained
21
Q
a terre
A
on the ground
22
Q
saute
A
to jump
23
Q
temps lie
A
time connected
24
Q
pas de bourre
A
step of the bourre
25
changement
to change
26
chasse
to chase
27
tombe
to fall
28
chaines
chain (of turns)
29
en l'air
in the air
30
allegro
fast
31
adagio
slow
32
croise
crossed
33
efface
shaded
34
ecarte
separated
35
en face
to face
36
en de dans
inside
37
en de hors
outside
38
en bas
low arm position
39
en haut
high arm position
40
devant
front
41
en avant
forward
42
derriere
behind
43
en arriere
backwards
44
a la second
to the second
45
de cote
sideways
46
en croix
a cross
