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A la quatrieme (ah-la-cot-ree-em) |
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to the 4th position |
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A la seconde (ah-la-se-cohnd) |
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to the 2nd position |
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A terre (ah-tair) |
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on the ground |
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Adagio (u-dah-gee-oh) |
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slow |
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Allegro (u-leg-grow) |
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fast |
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Allongé (o-lohn-jay) |
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elongated |
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Arabesque (air-u-besk) |
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pose |
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Assemblé (o-som-blay) |
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assemble |
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Attitude |
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pose |
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Baisé (bay-zay) |
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lower |
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Balancé (bal-un-say) |
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rocking step |
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Balancoire (bal-un-swar) |
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swinging |
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Ballonné (ball-oh-nay) |
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bounced |
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Ballotté (ball-oh-tay) |
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tossed |
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Battement (baht-ma) |
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kick |
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Battu (baht-two) |
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beat |
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Bourré (boo-ray) |
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little steps |
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Bras (brah) |
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arms |
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Cambré (cahm-bray) |
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arch |
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Chaines (shen-nay) |
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chain step |
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Changement (shange-ma) |
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change |
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Chassé (shah-say) |
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chase |
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Contretemps (cahn-tru-tom) |
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counter-time |
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Corps (core) |
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body |
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Coupé (coo-pay) |
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cut |
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Couru (core-oo) |
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run |
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Croisé (kwah-zay) |
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crossed |
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De coté (day-coh-tay) |
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sideways |
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Degagé (day-ga-jay) |
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disengaged |
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Demi (de-mee) |
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half/small |
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Derriere (dair-ee-air) |
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back |
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Dessous(oo) (day-soo) |
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under |
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Dessus(oh) (day-soh) |
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over |
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Detourné (day-tour-nay) |
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turn around |
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Devant (du-vahnt) |
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front |
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Developpé (day-vel-oh-pay) |
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develope |
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Écarté (ay-car-tay) |
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thrown apart |
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Échappé (ay-shah-pay) |
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escape |
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Effacé (ay-fah-say) |
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facing |
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Elancé (ee-lahn-say) |
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dart |
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Elevé (el-lah-vay) |
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lifted (straight knees) |
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Emboité (ahm-bwah-tay) |
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box-like |
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En arriere (on-air-ree-air) |
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backward |
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En avant (on-u-vahnt) |
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forward |
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En bas (on-bah) |
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low |
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En croix (on-cwah) |
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shape of a cross |
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En dedans (on-day-dahn) |
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inward |
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En dehors (on-day-ohr) |
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outward turn |
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En face (on-fahs) |
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facing (front) |
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En haut (on-oh) |
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height |
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En l´air (on-lair) |
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in the air |
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Entrechat (ontru-shah) |
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interweaving |
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Envelopé (on-vel-oh-pay) |
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envelope |
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Epaulé (ay-poll-lay) |
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shouldered |
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Failli (f-I-yee) |
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giving way |
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Fermé (fair-may) |
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closed |
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Fondue (fahn-doo) |
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melt |
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Fouetté (fwah-tay) |
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whip |
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Frappé (frah-pay) |
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strike |
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Glissade (glee-sahd) |
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glide |
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Grande (grahnd) |
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big |
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Hauteur (ah-tour) |
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height |
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Jambe (jahm) |
|
leg |
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Jeté (je-tay) |
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throw |
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Ouvert (oh-vair) |
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open |
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Pas (pah) |
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step |
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Pas de chat (pah-du-shah) |
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step of the cat |
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Pas de cheval (pah-du-shu-vall) |
|
step of the horse |
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Passé (pah-say) |
|
pass |
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Petit (pu-teet) |
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little |
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Pied (pee-yaid) |
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foot |
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Piqué (pee-kay) |
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prick |
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Pirouette (peer-oh-wet) |
|
spin |
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Plié (plee-yay) |
|
bend |
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Port de bras (pohr-du-brah) |
|
movement of the arms |
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Port de corps (pohr-du-cohr) |
|
movement of the body |
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Quatre (cot-tru) |
|
four |
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Relevé (rell-lu-vay) |
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rise (from plié) |
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Retiré (ret-teer-ray) |
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retire, rest |
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Rond de jambe (rohn-du-jahm) |
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circle of the leg |
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Royal (rohy-al) |
|
royal |
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Sauté (soh-tay) |
|
jump |
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Serré (sair-ray) |
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continuous |
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Sissone (see-sohn) |
|
guy’s name |
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Soubresaut (soo-bru-soh) |
|
spring |
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Sous-sus (soo-soo) |
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under-over |
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Soutenu (soo-tu-noo) |
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sustained |
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Temps levé (tom-lu-vay) |
|
time lifted |
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Temps lié (tom-lee-yay) |
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time connected |
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Tendue (than-doo) |
|
stretch |
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Tombé (tohm-bay) |
|
fall |
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Tour (toor) |
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turn in the air |
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Trios (twah) |
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three |
