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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
Term
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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