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Barre work
things at tthe barre and how to spell (no accent marks)
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Dance
Undergraduate 1
10/11/2011

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Term
demi plie
Definition
half bend of the knees
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grand plie
Definition
full bend of the knees
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tendu
Definition
streched
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releve
Definition
rising to demi-point from a demi plie
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eleve
Definition
rising to a demi-point from a strait leg
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degage
Definition
disengaged (from the floor)
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frappe
Definition
to strike
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rond de jambe a terre
Definition
circle of the leg on the floor
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rond de jambe en l'air
Definition
circle of the leg in the air (taught at 45 degrees)
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en dehors
Definition
outside (an outward movement)
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en dedans
Definition
inside (an inward movement)
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reti re
Definition
withdraw of the working leg from the floor to the supporting leg
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passe
Definition
withdraw of the working leg from the floor to the knee
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develope
Definition
unfolding of the leg into an open position
Term
fondu
Definition
to melt
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cambre
Definition
bending of the body from the waist in any direction
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grand battement
Definition
large beating action of the leg (between 45 and 90 degrees)
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en cloche
Definition
swinging foreward and backward like the clapper of a bell
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devant
Definition
front
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derriere
Definition
behind
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sautes
Definition
jump up with arrowed feet
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chaines
Definition
a series of small turns like a chain
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