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Ballet 2 Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Plié | Folded/to bend |
| Relevé/Elevé | Raised |
| Tendu | Stretched |
| (Battement) Dégagé | Disengage, separate |
| Ronde de jambe par terre | Circle of the leg on the ground |
| Ronde de jambe en l'air | Circle of the leg in the air |
| Balancoie/En cloche | Swing |
| Temps Lié (en avant, en arrière, à coté) | Connected movement |
| Coupé | Cute/cutting |
| Sur le cou-de-pied | Neck of the foot |
| Frappé | To strike/struck |
| Fondu | Sinking down or to melt |
| Retiré/Passé | Withdrawn or drawn up/passed |
| Soutenu Détourne | Sustained/supported, turned aside/diverted |
| Relevé fouetté, piqué fouetté | Whipped rise/pricked rise |
| Arabesque | Standing on one foot and the extension of the other behind |
| Attitude | Pose/posture |
| Penché | Leaning/inclined |
| Grand Battement | Beating (large) |
| Adagio | Ease or leisure |
| Developé (a la quatriéme devant, derriére, and second) | Time developed, developing |
| Pirouette En Dedans | Whirl or spin inside (toward supporting leg) |
| Piroutte En Dehors | Whirl or spin outside (away from supporting leg) |
| Postions of the arms | En bas/bras bras/preperatory + 1st-5th |