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Cecchetti Ballet Terminology for Grade I

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French Term
English Meaning
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Retire   Withdrawn  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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