Cecchetti Ballet Terminology for Grade I
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| French Term |  |
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| 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| Retire | Withdrawn |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 |
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