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Ballet One vocab.
terms for test
Question | Answer |
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Adage | slow sustained movement |
`A la quatri`eme derri`ere | to the fourth back accent on a firs |
`A la quatri`eme devant | to the fourth front |
Allegro | brisk lively movement |
Assembl`e | to assemble |
Au Milieu | center practice |
Barre | side practice |
Battement D`egag`e | to disengage |
Battement Tendu | to stretch |
Bras Bas | low arms |
Chass`e | to chase |
Cou de Pied | neck of the foot |
Coup`e | to cut |
Demi-Pli`e | half bend |
Demi-seconde | half second |
`Echapp`e | to escape |
Elev`e | to elevate |
En Diagonale | traveling from corner to corner in a diagonal line |
`Etendre | to stretch |
Fondu | to melt |
Glissade | to glide |
Grand Allegro | big and lively |
Pas De Chat | step of the cat |
Grand Allegro | big and lively |
Petit Allegro | quick lively combinations of jumps to develop speed |
Petit Battements | small beats |
plier | to bend |
port de bras | carriage of the arms |
Relever | to rise |
Ronde de Jambe `a Terre | round of leg on the ground |
Saut`e | to jump from two feet |
Soutenu | sustained |
un, deux, trois, quatre, cinq, six, sept, huit,neuf,dix | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |