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Ballet Terminology
Dance 2
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Dance
10th Grade
02/08/2012

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Term
Grand Plie
Definition

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To bend all the way to the floor.

Term
Tendu
Definition
To stretch
Term
Degagee
Definition
to brush
Term
Fondu
Definition
To melt
Term
Rond de jambe
Definition
Circle of the leg.
Term
Pique en dedan
Definition
Inside turn
Term
Pique en dehors
Definition
Outside turn
Term
Developee
Definition

To unfold the leg.

Ex. coupe, passe, attitude, arabesque or second extension

Term
Pas de cheval
Definition
Step of the horse
Term
Frappe
Definition
To strike
Term
Grand Battements
Definition
A "kick" in which the working leg is raised as high as possible while keeping the rest of the body still.
Term
Epaulement
Definition
"Shouldering" Rotation of the shoulders and head
Term
Glissade
Definition

To glide, leap on one foot to one foot

de cote (sideways)

Term
Assemble
Definition
To assemble in air, one foot to two (de cote)
Term
Jete
Definition

To throw, leap on one foot to one foot

de cote or en avant (forward)

Term
Royale
Definition
Beat in front then change feet, two feet to two feet.
Term
Pas de chat
Definition
Step of the cat, one oot to one foot
Term
Tour jete
Definition
Turn in air, legs scissor in air, changing direction landing in arabesque
Term
Sissome ferme
Definition
to scissors, two feet to one
Term
Pirouette
Definition
Turn in passe or coupe, en dedan or en dehor in place.
Term
Soutenu
Definition
Sustained, turn in place changing legs
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