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| French Term |
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| English Meaning |
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| Plie |
To bend |
| Tendu
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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Withdrawn |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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