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Noelle ballet exam
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Dance
8th Grade
01/25/2014
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Adagio
 Definition
At ease slow
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Allegor
 Definition
brisk lively fast
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En l' air
 Definition
in the air
Term
assemble'
 Definition
to assemble
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attitude
 Definition
apose that CAME FROM the STATUE OF MERCURY
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balance
 Definition
rocking step
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ballon
 Definition
bounce
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ballotte
 Definition
tossed
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battement
 Definition
beating
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battu
 Definition
beaten
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brise
 Definition
broken breaking
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cabriole
 Definition
caper
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chaines
 Definition
chains links
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change'
 Definition
changed
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chasse'
 Definition
to chase
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en cloche
 Definition
like a bell
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contretmps
 Definition
against time
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corps de ballet
 Definition
the dancers in a ballet who DONT APPEAR AS SOLOISTS
Term
Cou-de-pied
 Definition
neck of the foot
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coupe'
 Definition
to cut
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En Croix
 Definition
in the shape of a cross
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Danseur
 Definition
MALE dancer
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Danseuse
 Definition
FEMALE dancer
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En Dedans
 Definition
inward or inside
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ed dehor
 Definition
outward or outside
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Degage
 Definition
to disengage
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demi
 Definition
half
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dessous
 Definition
under
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dessus
 Definition
over
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detourne
 Definition
turned aside
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developpe
 Definition
to develop
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echappe
 Definition
to escape or slip
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enveloppe
 Definition
enveloped
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entrechat
 Definition
interweaving or braiding
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epaulment
 Definition
shouldering
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failli
 Definition
giving way
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ferme
 Definition
to close
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flick flack
 Definition
crack of the whip
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frappe
 Definition
to strike
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gargouillade
 Definition
gurgling or rumbling
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glissade
 Definition
to glide
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grande battement
 Definition
big battement
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maneges
 Definition
circular
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ouvert
 Definition
open
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pas de bourree
 Definition
a bourree step
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pas de chat
 Definition
step of the cat
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pas de cheval
 Definition
step of horse
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pas de deux
 Definition
dance for two
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passe
 Definition
to pass
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penche
 Definition
leaning
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pique
 Definition
to prick
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piroouete
 Definition
to whirl or spin
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plie'
 Definition
to pend
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port de bras
 Definition
carriage of the arms
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promenade
 Definition
in a walk
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releve
 Definition
to raise
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renverse
 Definition
upset reversed
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retire
 Definition
withdrawn shortened
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grande reverence
 Definition
big reverence
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rond de jambe
 Definition
circle of the leg
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saute de chat
 Definition
jump of the cat
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royale
 Definition
royal
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saut de basque
 Definition
basque jump
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saute'
 Definition
to jump
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sickling
 Definition
in the shape of a sickle
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sissonne
 Definition
jump from two feet to one foot
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soubersaut
 Definition
to spring suddenly
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sous-sus
 Definition
over under
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soutenue
 Definition
sustained
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temps leve'
 Definition
time raised
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temps lie'
 Definition
connected movement
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tendu
 Definition
streched
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a terre
 Definition
on ground
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tombe'
 Definition
to fall
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en tournant
 Definition
turning
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seven movements of dance
 Definition
to dart to glide to stretch to bend to rise to jump to turn
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counting
 Definition
1 un, 2 deux, 3 trois, 4 quatre, 5 cinq, 6 six, 7 sept, 8 huit, 9 neuf, 10 dix
Term
Marie Taglioni
 Definition
greatest ballerina of all time, first to perform en pointe
Term
Fanny Elssler
 Definition
a Viennese dancer who symbolized the earthy side of romanticisim
Term
Fnny Cerrito
 Definition
a famous italian ballerina who was almost as popular as taglioni and elser
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Lucille grahn
 Definition
danish dancer who studied with agust bournonville
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carlotta Greisi
 Definition
italian ballerina who's role was giselle
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