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Ballet 2 Final
Ballet 2 Vocab Words
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04/22/2008
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Term
pas de basque
 Definition
basque step, charachteristic step of the basque people
Term
saut de basque
 Definition
basque jump
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en avant
 Definition

moving forward

 
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en arriere
 Definition
moving backward
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devant
 Definition
in front
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derriere
 Definition
in back
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dessus
 Definition
over
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dessous
 Definition
under
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echappe battu
 Definition
escaping movement or slipping movement, beaten
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en or de face
 Definition
in front, full face
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de cote
 Definition
sideways
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a dos
 Definition
to the back
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demi-contretemps
 Definition
half counterbeating
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entrechat royale
 Definition
interweaving or braiding royal, also termed "changement battu"
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full contretemps
 Definition
counter beating
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entrechat quatre
 Definition
interweaving or braiding, four
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assemble
 Definition
to assemble the legs in the air
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faille
 Definition
giving way
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temps de cuisse
 Definition
thigh movement
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assemble battu
 Definition
to assemble in the air beaten
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sissone
 Definition
named after the inventor of the step
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tour en l'air
 Definition
turn in the air, changes feet
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pique tour
 Definition
pricked turn
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assemble entournant
 Definition
to assemble the legs in the air, turned
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arabesque
 Definition
got its name from a form of Moorish ornamentation
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battement tendu
 Definition

beaten stretched
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battement glisse
 Definition
battement glided or slipped
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grand battement
 Definition
large beating
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chasse
 Definition
chased; can be performed en avant, en arriere, de cote
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battement frappe
 Definition

struck beating
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battement retire
 Definition
beating withdrawn
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attitude
 Definition
position came from a statue of mercury
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battement fondu
 Definition
beating sinking down; can be done en l'air, a terre, en releve
Term
enveloppe
 Definition
enveloped
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pas de cheval
 Definition
step of the horse
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glissade
 Definition
to glide
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pas de chat
 Definition
step of the cat
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emboite
 Definition
fitted together or boxed
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develope
 Definition
time developed, developing movement; coupe, attitude, alonge, tendu, close fifth
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grand rond de jambe
 Definition
round of the leg grand; rond de jambe en l'air en dedans/dehors, grand
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petite jete
 Definition

small throwing step
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soutenu en tournant
 Definition
joined or sustained in turning
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croise devant
 Definition
crossed in front
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a la quatrieme devant
 Definition
to the fourth front
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efface devant
 Definition
shaded to the front
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ecarte devant
 Definition
seperated to the front
Term
ecarte derriere
 Definition
seperated to the back
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a la seconde
 Definition
to the side
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epaule
 Definition
shouldered
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a la quatrieme derriere
 Definition
to the forth back
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efface derriere
 Definition
shaded to the back
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croisse derriere
 Definition
crossed in back
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