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Word, Pronounce French, Dance, Notes*

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Plie (plee-yeh)   show
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show French: raised again | Dance: rising of the body onto the balls of the feet after a plie, then lowering of the heels to the floor | From straight legs it would be "Eleve" (no plie)  
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Tendu (tahn-dew)   show
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Passé or Retire (pah-seh)(reh tee reh)   show
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Petite Battement(peh-tee-t baht-mahn)   show
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show French: round of leg | Dance: when one foot describes a half circle on the floor  
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show French: the shape of a cross | Dance: indicates that an exercise is to be executed forward, side, back, and side again.  
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Arabesque (ara-besk)   show
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Chasse (sha-say)   show
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show A movement in which the strongly pointed toe of the lifted and extended leg sharply lowers to hit the floor then immediately rebounds upward. Same for the some as the term pointe'.  
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show French: chained or linked | Dance: two step turn which can be preformed in plie or releve. The body rotates 180 degrees on each step  
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show French: cut | Dance: a position and a small intermediary step usually done as preparation or impetus for another step. The ankle of one leg is positioned at the ankle of the supporting leg either in front or behind.  
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show *No French meaning* | Dance: movement of the head and focusing of the eyes in pirouettes and other turning movements.  
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Choreographer (kor-e-oh-gra-fer)   show
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show *No French meaning* |Dance: actual steps, groupings, and patterns of a dance work  
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show *No French meaning* | Dance: A term applied to any theatrical work or entertainment in which a choreographer has expressed ideas in groups and solo dancing to a musical accompaniment with costumes, scenery and lighting.  
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Dance (dan-s)   show
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Port de Bras (poor-t dey bra-s)   show
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show From fifth position, a dancer rises up onto the pointes or demi-pointes with the feet touching and ankles crossed in a particularly tight fifth position releve'. This can be performed in place or traveling forward, backward or to the side.  
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show Full bending of knees *See plie*  
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show Half bending of knees *See plie*  
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