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croisé devant
croisé derrière
effacé devant
effacé derrière
écarté devant
écarté derrière
à la seconde
à la quatrième devant
à la quatrième derrière
épaulé
plié
bent, bending
tendu
stretched
dégagé
disengaged; the pointing of the foot a few inches from the floor
rond de jambe
circular movement of the leg
fondu
melted
sur le cou de pied
on the neck of the foot (on the ankle)
port de bras
carriage of the arms
sauté
jumped
changments de pieds
changes of the feet
en bas
low
en haut
high
passé
passed; the foot of the working leg passes the kneee of the supporting leg
frappé
struck; the ball of the foot strikes the floor before extending to a full point
sous-sus
under/over; crossed position of the feet on demi pointes
relevé
raised; raising the body onto the balls of the feet
retiré
withdrawn; the knee of the gesture leg is bet so that the pointed toe rests at the knee of the standing leg
balancé
rocking step; waltz from one foot to the other
devant
in front
derrière
behind; back
en face
facing front
développé
developed; the gesture leg is slowly drawn up to the knee and extends out with control
grand battement
large beat; the gesture leg is thrown into the air from the hip and brought down again
détourné
turned aside; a pivot turn on demi-pointes that reverses the position of the feet
en croix
in the shape of a cross; front, side, back
piqué
pricked
pirouette en dedans
a complete turn of the body on one foot toward the supporting leg
pirouette en dehors
a complete turn of the body on one foot toward the raised foot
pas de chat
cat’s step
en avant
traveling forward
en arriére
traveling backward
de côté
traveling side
first arabesque
cecchetti
second arabesque
cecchetti
third arabesque
cecchetti
fourth arabesque
cecchetti
fifth arabesque
cecchetti
first arabesque
russian
second arabesque
russian
third arabesque
russian
fourth arabesque
russian
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