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Ballet Terms
List of Ballet Terms to Study
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Fine Art
Undergraduate 1
11/12/2008
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A la seconde
 Definition
to the second
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A la quatrieme devant
 Definition
to the 4th front
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A la quatrieme derriere
 Definition
to the fourth back
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A terre
 Definition
on the ground
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Assemble
 Definition
to Assemble
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Battement
 Definition
beat
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Cambre
 Definition
to arch
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Chaine
 Definition
linked together
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Changement
 Definition
Change
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Chase
 Definition
chase
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Contretemp
 Definition
against time
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Cou-de-pied
 Definition
neck of the foot
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Croise
 Definition
crossed
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De cote
 Definition
to the side
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Degage
 Definition
to disengage or release
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En tournant
 Definition
in a turn
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Demi
 Definition
half
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Dessous
 Definition
under
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Dessus
 Definition
under
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Devant
 Definition
front
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Encarte
 Definition
seperated
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Echappe
 Definition
to escape
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En arriere
 Definition
backwards
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En avant
 Definition
forward
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En dedan
 Definition
inward
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En deohrs
 Definition
outward
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En face
 Definition
facing
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En l'air
 Definition
in the air
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Epaule
 Definition
shouldered
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Fondu
 Definition
melt
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Fouette
 Definition
whip
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Glissade
 Definition
gliding movement
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Grand
 Definition
large
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Jete
 Definition
throw
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Pas de basque
 Definition
basque step
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Pas de bourree
 Definition
bourree step
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Pique
 Definition
pricked
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Pirouette
 Definition
whirl or spin
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Pas de cheval
 Definition
step of the horse
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Pas de chat
 Definition
step of the cat
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Passe
 Definition
to pass
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Plie
 Definition
bend
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Releve
 Definition
rise
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Retire
 Definition
withdrawn
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Reverence
 Definition
curtsy
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Rond de jamb
 Definition
round of the leg
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Saute
 Definition
to jump
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Sissonne
 Definition
to jump from two feet, landing on one foot
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Sous-sus
 Definition
over-under
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Soutenu
 Definition
sustained
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Tombe
 Definition
fall
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Tendu
 Definition
stretched
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