PrePointe flash cards
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| Abstract Ballet | a ballet without a plot
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| Adage, Adagio | at ease or at leisure
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| En l'air | in the air
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| Allegro ^taking off | brisk, lively
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| Allonge ^taking off | extended, outstretched
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| Arabesque | a pose
there are 5 cecchetti, 2 french, and 4 russian
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| en arriere ^landing | backword
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| arrondi | rounded, curved
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| assemble ^taking off | assembled or joined together
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| Attitude | a pose
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| En avant | forward
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| balance ^taking off | rocking step
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| balancoire ^accent under-looks like a 5 | like a see-saw
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| ballerina | a principal female dancer in a ballet company
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| Ballet d'action | a ballet with a plot or story
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| ballon | bounce, the light elastic quality in jumping
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| ballonne ^taking off | ball like or bouncing step
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| ballotte ^taking off | tossed
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| barre | the horrizontal wooden bar fasened to the walls of the ballet classroom which the dancer holds for support
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| en bas | low
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| battement | beating
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| battu | beaten
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| bras | arms
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| brise ^taking off | broken or breaking
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| brise vole ^t.o ^t.o | flying brise
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| cambre ^taking off | arched
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| changment | cange
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| chaines ^accent mark ~ | chains, links
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| sans changer | without change
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| chasse ^taking off | chased
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| choreographer | one who composes or invents dances
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| choreoraphy | the actual steps
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| cinq | five
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| en cloche | like a bell
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| corps | body
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| corps de ballet | the dancers in a ballet that do not appear as soloists
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| ^ de cote ^taking off | sideways
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| cou-de-pied | "neck" of the foot
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| sur le cou-de-pied | on the cou-de-pied
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| coupe ^taking off | cut, cutting
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| couru | running
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| cuisse | thigh
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| croise ^taking off | crossed
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| croise derriere ^t.o ^landing | crossed in back
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| croise devant ^taking off | crossed in front
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| en croix | in the shape of a cross
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| danseur | male dancer
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| en dedans | inward
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| degage ^t.o^t.o | disengaged
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| en dehors | outward
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| demi | half
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| derriere ^landing | behind, back
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| dessous | under
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| dessus | over
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| detourne ^t.o ^t.o | turned aside
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| deux | two
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| devant | in front
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| developpe ^t.o ^t.o | developed
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| ecarte ^t.o ^t.o | separated, thrown wide apart
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| echappe ^t.o ^t.o | escaping or slipping movement
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| efface ^taking off | shaded
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| ^ emboite ^taking off | fitted together, box
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| entrechat | interweaving or braiding
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| enveloppe ^taking off | enveloped
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| epaule ^t.o ^t.o | shouldered
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| epaulement | shouldering
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| en face | in front, full face
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| extension | the ability of a dancer to raise and hold her extended leg en l'air
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| *extra failli | giving way
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| ferme ^taking off | closed
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| flic~flac | a crack, as of a whip
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| fondu | sinking down
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| frappe ^taking off | struck
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| fouette ^taking off | whipped
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| glissade | glide
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| grand | big, large
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| en haut | high
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| jambe | leg
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| jete ^taking off | thrown
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| temps leve ^taking off | time raised
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| temps lie ^taking off | time linked
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| lyrical dancing | a peotic style of dancing with a lovely, flowing quality
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| maneges ^landing | circular
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