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French Ballet Terms
the English translation of French ballet terminology
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Undergraduate 1
02/27/2013

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En Arrière
Definition
Backwards (traveling)
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En Avant
Definition
Forward (traveling)
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Assemblé
Definition

To assemble, joined together

 

One of the five fundamental movements of elevation:

From one foot to two feet

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Adagio
Definition
slow, at ease
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Allegro
Definition
brisk, lively
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Arabesque
Definition
body position on one leg with the other leg extended to the back
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Attitude
Definition
body position supported on one leg with the other leg extended and the knee of the working leg bent
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Pas Balancé
Definition
rocking step
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En Balançoir
Definition
Like a seesaw
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Ballotté
Definition
Tossed
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Battement
Definition
beating
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Grand Battement
Definition
Large Beats
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Petit Battement
Definition
Small Beats
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Battement Tendu
Definition
Stretched Battement (beats)
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Battement Dégagé
Definition
Disengaged Battement (beats)
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Cambré
Definition
arched
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Chaînés
Definition
Chains, Linked
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Changement de Pieds
Definition
change of the feet
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Pas Chassé
Definition
Chased
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Contretemps
Definition
beating against time
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Sur Le Cou-De-Pied
Definition
on the neck of the foot
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Coupé
Definition
cutting, cut
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Croisé
Definition
crossed
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En Croix
Definition

in the shape of a cross

(front, side, back, side)

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Danseur
Definition
male dancer
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Premiere Danseur
Definition
lead male dancer
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Danseuse
Definition
female dancer
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Première Danseuse
Definition
lead female dancer
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Ballerina
Definition
lead female dancer in a ballet company
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De Côté
Definition
Sideways (traveling)
Term
Dégagé
Definition
Disengaged
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Demi-Pointe
Definition
half point
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Derrière
Definition
Behind
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Détourné
Definition
Turned aside
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écarté
Definition
to the side
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échappé
Definition
escaped or slipping movement
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Effacé
Definition
shaded
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élevé
Definition
to rise
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Emboité
Definition
fitted together, boxed
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En Bas
Definition
Low (arm position)
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En Haut
Definition
High (arm position)
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En Dehors
Definition
Outward
Term
En Dedans
Definition
Inward
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En Face
Definition
opposite the audience, facing the audience
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En Tournant
Definition
Turning
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Entrechat (...trois, quatre, six, etc.)
Definition
Interweaving or braiding
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épaulé
Definition
shouldered
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épaulement
Definition
shouldering, the placement of the shoulders
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Failli
Definition
giving way
Term
Fondu
Definition
sinking down
Term
Frappé
Definition
Struck
Term
Glissade
Definition
Glide
Term
Jeté
Definition

Throwing Step

 

One of the five fundamental movements of elevation:

from one foot to the other foot

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Pas de Bourrée
Definition
Bourrée step (bourrée means stuffed or crammed)
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Pas de Chat
Definition
Step of the cat
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Pas de Cheval
Definition
Step of the horse
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Penché
Definition
leaning, inclined
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Petit battement sur le cou-de-pied
Definition
small beats on the neck of the foot
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Piqué
Definition
Pricked, pricking
Term
Pirouette
Definition
whirl or spin
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Plié (demi and grand)
Definition
bent, bending (half and full bending of the knees)
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Port de Bras
Definition
Carriage of the arms
Term
En Promenade
Definition
in a walk
Term
Relevé Lent
Definition
slow raising
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Retiré
Definition
Withdrawn
Term
Révérance
Definition
Reverence, curtsey
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Rond de jamb
Definition
circle of the leg
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Rond de jamb à terre
Definition
Circle of the leg on the ground
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Rond de jamb en l'air
Definition
Circle of the leg in the air
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Grand rond de jamb
Definition
large circle of the leg
Term
Sauté
Definition

Jumped, jumping

 

One of the five fundamental movements of elevation:

from two feet to two feet

Term
Sissonne
Definition

Named after the man who created the step

 

One of the five fundamental movements of elevation:

From two feet to one foot

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Sous-sus
Definition
under-over
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Soutenu
Definition
Sustained
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Temps de Cuisse
Definition
Thigh movement
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Temps levé
Definition

raised time

 

One of the five fundamental movements of elevation:

from one foot to the same foot

Term
temps lié
Definition
connected movement
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Tendu
Definition
Stretched
Term
Tombé
Definition
Falling
Term
Croissé Devant
Definition

One of the nine body position:

Crossed with the leg to the front of the body

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Crossé Derrière
Definition

One of the nine body position:

Crossed with the leg to the back

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En face: à la quatrième devant
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

Facing front with the leg to the front of the body

Term
Ecarté Devant
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

Leg is to the side of the body and pointing diagonally front

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En face: à la seconde
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

Facing front with the leg to the side of the body

Term
Ecarté Derriere
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

The leg is to the side of the body and pointing diagonally back

Term
Effacé Derrière
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

open with the leg behind the body

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En face: à la quatrième derrière
Definition

One of the nine body positions:

Facing front with the leg behind the body

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épaulé devant
Definition
like the Russian 2nd arabesque facing the front diagonal
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épaulé derrière
Definition
like the Russian 2nd arabesque facing the back corner
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En Manège
Definition
In a circle (traveling)
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Dessous
Definition
Under (closing)
Term
Dessus
Definition
Over (closing)
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