gvsu ballet technique vocab

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À la quatrième

to the fourth

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En Cloche

like a bell

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Passé

passed

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À terre

on the ground

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En Croix

in the shape of a cross

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Petit(e)

small

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Assemblé

assembled/ joined together

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En dedans

inward

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Pirouette

whirl or spin

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Balancé

rocking step

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En dehors

outward

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Plié

bent/ to bend

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Battement

beating; of the leg

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En Haut

high

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Port de Bras

carriage of the arms

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Battu

beaten

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En l’air

in the air

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Relevé

raised

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Changement

to change

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En tournant

turning

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Retiré

withdrawn

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Croisé

crossed

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Entrechat

interweaving

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Rond de jambe

circle of the leg

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De côté

sideways

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Épaulment

shouldering

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Sans Changer

without change

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Dégagé

disengaged

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Fermé

closed

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Sauté

to jump

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Derrière

back

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Fondu

to melt

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Sissonne

named after originator

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Dessous

under

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Fouetté

whipped

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Soubresaut

sudden spring/ bound

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Dessus

over

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Frappé

struck

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Sous-sus

under-over

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Devant

front

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Glissade

glide

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Soutenu

sustained 

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Développé

to develop

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Grand(e)

large

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Sur le cou-de-pied

on the neck of the foot

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Écarté

to spread/ separated

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Ouvert

opened

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Temps levé

raising movements

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Échappé

escaping

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Par Terre

along the ground

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Temps lié

connected movements

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Effacé

shaded

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Pas de basque

basque step

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Tendu(e)

stretched

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En Arrière

moving backwards

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Pas de bourrée

bourrée step

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Tombé

falling

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En Avant

moving forwards

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Pas de chat

step of the cat

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En bas

low

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Pas de cheval

step of the horse