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Ballet
ballet step terminology
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Undergraduate 1
10/20/2008
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Adagio
 Definition
at east or leisure
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en l'aire
 Definition
in the air
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Allegro
 Definition
brisk, lively
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Arabesque
 Definition
classic pose in ballet, takes its name from a moorish ornament
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en Arriere
 Definition
backward
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Assemble
 Definition
assembled or joined together
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en Avant
 Definition
forward
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Balance
 Definition
rocking step
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Ballon
 Definition
bounce
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Battement
 Definition
beating
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Degage
 Definition
disengaged
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Frappe
 Definition
struck
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Petit battement
 Definition
small battement
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Tendu
 Definition
stretched
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Battu
 Definition
beaten
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Bras
 Definition
arms
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Bras bas
 Definition
arms low or down
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Chaines
 Definition
chains or links
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Changement de pies
 Definition
change of the feet
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Chasse
 Definition
chased
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en Cloche
 Definition
like a bell
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de Cote
 Definition
sideways
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Croise
 Definition
crossed
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en Croix
 Definition
in the shape of a cross
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en Dedans
 Definition
inward
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en Dehors
 Definition
outward
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Demi-plie
 Definition
half bend of the knees
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sur les Demi-pointes
 Definition
on the half points
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Derriere
 Definition
behind
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Devant
 Definition
in front
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Developpe
 Definition
time developed, developing movement
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Ecarte
 Definition
separated
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Echappe
 Definition
escaping or slipping movement
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Efface
 Definition
shaded
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Epaulment
 Definition
shouldering
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en Face
 Definition
opposite (the audience)
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Fondu
 Definition
sinking down
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