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Final Exam
Beginning Ballet Terms
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Dance
Undergraduate 1
11/29/2013
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glissade
 Definition
to glide
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pas de chat
 Definition
step of the cat
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echappè
 Definition
escaped
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sissone
 Definition
jump from 2 feet to one foot closed or open, forward or back, side or under position
Term
frappé
 Definition
struck
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degagé
 Definition
disconnected
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cambre
 Definition
arches
Term
pirouette
 Definition
to spin
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balancé
 Definition
swaying or rocking
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sur le de pied
 Definition
On the "Neck" of the foot. The working foot is placed on the part of the leg between the base of the calf and the beginning of the ankle.
Term
retiré
 Definition
withdrawn
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arabesque
 Definition
arabish
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en dedans
 Definition
inwards
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temp lié
 Definition
tied movement
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jete
 Definition
thrown
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temp leve saute
 Definition
time raised jump
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emboité
 Definition
boxed
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marche
 Definition
marching
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fouetté
 Definition
Whipped. A term applied to a whipping movement. The movement may be a short whipped movement of the raised foot as it passes rapidly in front of or behind the supporting foot or the sharp whipping around of the body from one direction to another.
Term
tombe pat de bourre
 Definition
Term
grand battement
 Definition
Term
emboite
 Definition
slot, fitted together, fit
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assemble
 Definition
assembled, joined together
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pas de chat
 Definition
step of the cat
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glissade
 Definition
glide
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changement de pieds
 Definition
change feet
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sissonne
 Definition
Term
echappé
 Definition
escaped
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soubresaut
 Definition
sudden jump
Term
fouette
 Definition
whipped
Term
detourné
 Definition
roundabout


This is a turn on two legs that exchanges the position of the feet. It can be performed en dedans, or en dehors, and with a half, or full turn, though most commonly a half turn is used in barre exercises to change sides. From fifth position, the dancer releves, and depending on the direction of the turn (en dedans or en dehors), turns towards the back or front foot, and places lands in fifth position with the new working leg in front.
Term
pas marché
 Definition
walked
Term
temps
 Definition
no transfer of weight
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sur á
 Definition
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adagio
 Definition
slowly
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saut de basque
 Definition
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grand jete
 Definition
Term
tour en promenade
 Definition
turn in...
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chasse
 Definition
chased
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chaines
 Definition
chained
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penchè
 Definition
leaning; incline, bend, lean; performed or executed while leaning forward 
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tour en láir
 Definition
Term
saut de chat
 Definition
Term
temps lié
 Definition
connected movement
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en croix
 Definition
in the shape of a cross
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en cloche
 Definition
like a bell
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devant
 Definition
in front (working foot closed in front)
Term
de coté/a la seconde
 Definition
sideways
Term
derrière
 Definition
behind/back
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en dehors
 Definition
outward (away from supporting leg)
Term
en dedans
 Definition
inward (toward supporting leg)
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relevé
 Definition
raised
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piqué
 Definition
pricked, pricking
Term
posé
 Definition
poised
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coupé
 Definition
cut, cutting
Term
tombé
 Definition
falling
Term
couru
 Definition
running
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passé
 Definition
poassed
Term
temps liê
 Definition
connected movement
Term
premier positions
 Definition
1st
Term
deuxième position
 Definition
2nd
Term
troisième
 Definition
3rd
Term
quatrième
 Definition
4th
Term
cinquième
 Definition
5th
Term
pliès
 Definition
bent/bending
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demi plié
 Definition
half bend
Term
grand plié
 Definition
big, large bend
Term
battements
 Definition
beating
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battement tendu
 Definition
stretched
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battement dégagé
 Definition
disengaged
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battement piqué
 Definition
pricked
Term
battement frappé
 Definition
struck
Term
battement fondu
 Definition
sinking down
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petit battement
 Definition
small beating
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grand battement
 Definition
large beating
Term
ronds de jambe
 Definition
round of the leg (circular movement of the leg)
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rond de jambe à terre
 Definition
on ground
Term
rond de jambe el l' air
 Definition
in the air
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grand rond de jambe
 Definition
large round of the leg
Term
port de bras
 Definition
carriage of the arms
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adaigio
 Definition
case or leisure
Term
dèveloppè
 Definition
developing movement
Term
cambré
 Definition
arches
Term
tour en promenade
 Definition
turn in a walk
Term
bourrée
 Definition
Term
tours
 Definition
turn
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détourné
 Definition
turned aside
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pirouette
 Definition
whirl or spin
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chainés
 Definition
chains, links
Term
tour en l' air
 Definition
turn in the air
Term
valse
 Definition
waltz
Term
balancé
 Definition
rocking step: shifting weight from one foot to the other
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valse en tournant
 Definition
waltz step, turning
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pas de bourree
 Definition
bourree step
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petit allegro
 Definition
brisk lively
Term
temps levé
 Definition
time raised, raising movement
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temps levé sautê
 Definition
temps leve jumped
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jete
 Definition
thrown
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assemblé
 Definition
assembled, joined together
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sissionne
 Definition
named for originator of step
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soubresaut
 Definition
sudden spring or bound
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echappè
 Definition
escaping or slipping movement
Term
pas de chat
 Definition
cat's step
Term
changement de pieds
 Definition
change of feet
Term
emboité
 Definition
fitted together, "boxed"
Term
glissade
 Definition
glide
Term
grand allegro
 Definition
big brisk lively
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grand jeté
 Definition
large thrown
Term
saut de chat
 Definition
cat's jump
Term
saut de basque
 Definition
basque jump
Term
grand jeté en tournant
 Definition
large jete, turning
Term
révérence
 Definition
reverence or courtsey
Term
poses
 Definition
pose
Term
retiré
 Definition
withdrawn
Term
sur le cou de pied
 Definition
on the "neck" of the foot
Term
sous-sous
 Definition
under-over
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arabesque
 Definition
named for a form of moorish ornament
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attitude
 Definition
knee bend at 90 degree angle well turned out knee higher than foot, derived from carlo blasis from statue of Mercury by Giovanni de Bologna
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attitude à terre
 Definition
attitude on the ground, 4th position back
Term
un
 Definition
1
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deux
 Definition
2
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trois
 Definition
3
Term
quatre
 Definition
4
Term
cinq
 Definition
5
Term
six
 Definition
6
Term
sept
 Definition
7
Term
huit
 Definition
8
Term
neuf
 Definition
9
Term
dix
 Definition
10
Term
petit allegro
 Definition
brisk, lively
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grand allegro
 Definition
large brisk, lively, moving, jumping
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réverence
 Definition
reverence or curtsey
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adagio
 Definition
slowly with leisure
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frappe
 Definition
struck
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