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Cecchetti Grade I
Cecchetti Ballet Terminology for Grade I
French Term | English Meaning |
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Plie | To bend |
Tendu | Stretched |
Degage | Disengaged |
Grand Battement | Large Beatings |
Rond De Jambe | Round the Leg |
Battement Frappe | Beating Struck |
Petit Battement | Little Beatings |
Releve | Raised |
Retire | Withdrawn |
dessous | under |
temps leve | time raised or raising movement |
adage or adagio | leisure |
allegro | brisk |
de pied | the foot |
enchainment | linking |
ferme | closed |
positions du corps | positions of the body |
temps lie | connected movement |
trois | three |
troisieme | third |
quatre | four |
quatrieme | fourth |
grand Reverance | large formal bow |
en bas | low |
en haut | high |
en dehors | outward |
en dedans | inward |
exercises | exercises |
a la barre | at the bar |
au milieu | in the center |
a terre | on the ground |
en l' air | in the air |
dessus | over |