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| big, large bend of the knees |
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| to stretch through the foot until the toe is pointed and the leg is straight |
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| to disengage; stretching through foot, leg is straight, done quickly, toe rises about four inches from the floor |
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| to prick; stepping directly onto the toe, leg straight |
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| to pass through; when a foot is placed near, on, or below the other knee |
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| to develop; going through passé to straight leg in the air |
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| to rise; to rise onto the balls of your feet |
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| carriage of the arms; how you hold your arms during each position |
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| round of the leg; circling your straight leg from 1st, 2nd, arabesque, and close |
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| under under; tight 5th position in relevé |
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| big kick; has to go through tendue position |
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| to the back; any position done with leg extended to the back |
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| in the shape of a cross; indicates that an exercise is to be done in front, side, back, side order |
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| extending the leg with the knee bent at 90 degrees |
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| slow; the gliding enfolding movements of center |
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| Little, small jumps usually done at center |
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| walking by placing the feet toe, ball, heel |
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| to jump; jumping in 1st, 2nd, or 5th |
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| to escape; jumping from 2nd to 5th switching feet |
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| to change; jumping in 5th position switching feet |
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| rocking step; shifting the weight from one foot to the other (side, back, front) |
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| large leap, done by brushing one leg in front and one leg in back with both legs straight and toes pointed |
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| To stand directly on demi pointe on your standing leg without bending your knee and passé your working leg |
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| the step of the cat; jump bringing legs through passé one at a time |
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| to glide; a traveling step in which you glide the working foot from 5th position in the required direction, the other foot closing to it |
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| to chase; a step in which one foot literally chases the other foot of its position; both legs need to connect in the air |
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| bow or curtsy; done at the end of class to pay respect to teacher and pianist |
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| whirl or spin; a turn in passé position |
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| brisk, lively; large movements across the floor |
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| chain, links; a series of rapid turn on relevé |
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