ballet
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- demi plie
- half bend
- grand plie
- large bend
- port de bras
- carriage of the arms
- port de corps
- carriage of the body
- cambre
- arch
- tendu
- stretch
- degage
- disengage
- rond de jamb
- circle of the leg
- fondu
- to melt
- coup de pied
- neck of the foot
- retire
- foot at knee in front/back
- passe
- to pass (foot at side of knee
- attitude
- from a statue of Mercury
- arabesque
- from a Moorish ornament
- frappe
- to strike
- developpe
- to develope
- enveloppe
- to envelop
- en cloche
- like a bell
- pas de cheval
- step of the horse
- battement
- to beat
- releve
- to raise
- detourne
- turned aside
- sous-sus
- under-over
- pose
- step
- promenade
- walk
- couru
- run
- chasse
- chase(polka)
- balance
- balanced (waltz)
- pas de Basque
- step of the Basques
- pas de bourre
- step of padding, stuffing
- pas de chat
- step of the cat
- glissade
- glide
- coupe
- cut
- tombe
- fall
- croise
- crossed
- en face
- facing
- efface
- shaded(open)
- ecarte
- thrown wide apart
- en dedans
- inside
- en dehors
- outside
- en croix
- in shape of cross
- bras bas
- arms low, down
- en avant
- forward
- de cote
- sideways
- en arriere
- backwards
- a terre
- on the ground
- en l'air
- in the air
- devant
- front
- a la seconde
- to the second (side)
- derriere
- back
- ferme
- closed
- ouvert
- open
- en haut
- arms high
- adagio
- at ease, leisure
- allegro
- brisk, lively
- failli
- give way
- soutenu
- sistained
- saute
- jump
- jete
- thrown
- pirouette
- whirl,spin
- fouette
- whipped
- tour
- turn
- pique
- prick
- chaine
- chained, linked
- changement
- change
- attitude Greque
- arm position: 4th crossed 1st and 4th crossed bras bas
- assemblé
-
assembled; put together at the same time
- arrondi
- rounded (arms)
- petit allegro
- enchaînments with small quick steps
- grand allegro
- enchâinments with big jumps
- ballon
- bounce
- ballonné
- bounced, like a ball
- la barre
- the ballet hand rail
- en bas
- low arms (bras bas) (5th en bas)
- bourrée
- dance with little stuffed stps
- changé
- changing
- changement Italien
- both feet come up like a pas de chat
- chassé passé
- a chassé that passes from 4th to 4th
- coda
- the last ensemble dance in a ballet
- composé
- the last ensemble dance in a ballet
- composé (the right one)
- compound
- contretemps
- against time
- demi contretemps
- a temps leve and a chasse passe
- sur le cou de pied
- on the ankle
- en couronne
- arms held in a curve above the head (5th en bas)
- demi-bras
- arm position between bras bas and 2nd (above tutu)
- demi-pointe
- half-pointe, working towards 3/4 pointe
- dessous
- under
- dessus
- over
- detire
- drawn out
- detourné
- sous-sus with full turn
- demi detourné
- sous-sus with half turn
- dévelopé
- unfolding of the leg
- dos à dos
- back to back
- a droite
- to the right
- échappé
- feet move away from each other in 4th and 2nd
- elevation
- ability to jump high
- èlevé
- to rise with straight legs
- emboité
- in a box
- enchainment
- linking; combination (of steps)
- epaulé, epaulment
- shouldered (one shoulder turns toward hip of front leg)
- extension
- ability to hold leg in the air
- à gauche
- to the left
- le genou
- the knee
- battement glissé
- to slide, allowing the foot to leave the floor
- jambe
- leg
- grand jete
- thrown (90 degrees)
- levé
- lifted
- en manége
- roundabout; traveling around the stage, in a circle
- Mazurka step
- similar to balancé (and 1, 2, 3)
- au milieu
- in the center
- pas de deux
- dance for two persons
- pas
- step
- pas marché
- marching step
- pas seul
- solo
- porte
- a movement carried through the air, usually to the side
- sur les pointes
- on pointe (toe)
- relevé
- to snatch with a weight change
- retiré
- withdrawn, one leg to passé
- reverence
- bow, courtesy
- serre
- tight; close; toe beated at the ankles
- sissone
- named for the steps inventor
- sissone doublé
- sisson assemblé
- soubresaut
- sudden spring or bound
- temps leve
- a small jump where weight is not transferred, foot is fully stretched
- temps lieé
- connected movement
- battement tendu
- the leg stretches from a closed position and then closes
- terminé
- ended
- terre a terre
- ground to ground
- tourner
- to turn around to the other side
- adage, adagio
- slow and sustained