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Ballet Terms
Beginning ballet terms and translations
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Fine Art
Undergraduate 2
07/08/2009

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Term
Battements Degages
Definition
Beating disengaged.
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Battements Tendus
Definition
Beating stretched.
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Battements Retires
Definition
Beating withdraw.
Term
Battements Frappes
Definition
Beating struck.
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Battements Balances
Definition
Balanced beating.
Term
Ronds de Jambe
Definition
Circle of the leg.
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Developpe
Definition
Develop the leg into the air.
Term
Releves
Definition
Rising movements.
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Echappe
Definition
Escaping movement.
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Adage
Definition
Slow movement.
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Ports de Bras
Definition
Carriage of the arms.
Term
Arabesque
Definition
Design of the body.
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Saute
Definition
Jump.
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Changements
Definition
To change.
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Assemble
Definition
Assemble the feet.
Term
Jete
Definition
Throwing movements.
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Pas de Chat
Definition
Step of the cat.
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Glissade
Definition
To glide.
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Rond de Jambe a Terre
Definition
Circle the leg on the floor.
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Rond de Jambe en L'air
Definition
Circle the leg in the air.
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Fondu
Definition
Melting movement.
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En Dehors
Definition
Outward.
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En Dedans
Definition
Inward.
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En Croix
Definition
In the pattern of a cross.
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Passe
Definition
Passing the foot from front to back or back to front.
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Attitude
Definition
A pose with the leg bent behind or in the front.
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Chasse
Definition
Chasing movement.
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Balance
Definition
Waltz step.
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