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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.
Term
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.
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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.
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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.
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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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