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Ballet Dance Music Piano Viola Violin Voice

A Ballet Terms

Adage Slow movements

Ailes de pigeon Pigeon’s wings

Air, en l’ In the air

Allonge Extended

Aplomb Assurance

Arriere, en Backward

Arrondi Rounded curved

Assemble Joined together

Avant en Forward

B Ballet Terms

Balance Rocking step

Ballon Bounce

Ballotte Tossed

Battement Beating

Batterie Beaten Steps

D Ballet Terms

Deboite Disjointed

Deboules Rolling like a ball

Decor Decoration

Dedans en Inward

Degage Disengaged

Dehors en Outward

Derriere Behind

Descendant en Coming down

Detire Drawn out

Detourne Turned aside

Deuxieme Second

Devant In front

Developpe Developed

Diagonale en In a diagonal

Divertissement Diversion

Dos a dos Back to back

Droiste a To the right

E Ballet Terms

Ecarte Separated

Echappe Escaping

Elancer To darting

Elevation pas d Step of elevation

Enchainement Linking

Enlevement Carrying off

Entrechat Interweaving

Entree Entrance

Entrelace Interlaced

Enveloppe Enveloped

Epaule Shouldered

Epaulement Shouldering

Etendre To stretch

Etendu Outstretched extended

G Ballet Terms

Gauche a To the left

Glisser To gilde

H Ballet Terms

Hauteur a la To the height

J Ballet Terms

Jarrete Close legged knock kneed

Jete pas Throwing step

L Ballet Terms

Leve temps Time raised

Lie temps Time linked

N Ballet Terms

C Ballet Terms

Cadre Framework

Chaines Chains links

Changer sans Without change

Cinquiement Fifth

Ciseaux Scissors

Cloche en Bell shape

Contretemps Beating against time

Cote de Sideways

Cote jardin Garden side

Cou-de-pied Neck

Couronne en Shape of a crown

Croix en In the shape of a cross

F Ballet Terms

Face de In front full face

Face en Opposite

Failli Giving way

Flechir To bend

Flic-Flac Crack

Fouette Whipped

I Ballet Terms

Incline Inclined

Maneges Circular

Marquer To stamp

Milieu au Center

O Ballet Terms

R Ballet Terms

Raccourci Shortened

Ramasse Picked up

Rebours a In reverse

Reculant en Drawing back

Relever to raise

Remontant en Going up

Renverse Upset reversed

Repeter To rehearse

Retire Withdrawn

Retombe Falling back

Reverence Curtsey

Penche Leaning inclining

Pietiner To stamp the feet

Plat a On the flat

Port De Bras Carriage of the arms

Promenade Turn in walk

Quarre en In the shape of a square

Quatrieme Fourth

Salle Autor de la Round the room

Sautille Hopped

Seconde a la To the second

Simple Oedinary

Sos-sus Under-over

Soutenu Sustained

Suite de Continuously

Sus-Sous Over-under

Variation Variation

Vole Flown

Volee de In flight

Voyage Traveled

Tableau Picture

Tendu Stretched

Terre a On the ground

Tire-bouchon en Like a corkscrew

Tiroirs faire les Act like the drawers of a chest

Tombant Falling

Tonnelet Literally a cask

Tournant en Turning

Tourney To turn around

Tour pique en dedans Pricked turn Inward

Tour pique en dehors Pricked turn outward

Tour pose Poised turn

Tour saute Jumping turn

Troisieme Third

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