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| First Position |
heels together, toes turned out |
"glue heels together" |
| Second Position |
feet shoulder width apart,
toes turned out |
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| Third Position |
cross one foot in front of the other,
with space between them |
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| Fourth Position |
one foot exactly in front of the other,
with space between them |
"step one foot in the pie" |
| Fifth Position |
toes turned out, heel to toe |
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| Plie (plee- ay) |
"to bend", knees bend |
"break your crayon" |
| Releve (rel-a-vay) |
"to rise", heel off floor,
balance on balls of feet |
"go up in the elevator" |
| Tendu (tahn-dew) |
"stretch", extend leg to point
(knee stays straight) |
"draw straight line with crayon" |
Rond de Jambe
(rawn duh zhahm) |
"circle the leg" |
"draw a circle with crayon" |
| Pique (pee-kay) |
"to prick" |
"draw dot with crayon" |
| Saute (soh-tay) |
"jump" |
"jumping beans" |
| Passe (pa-say) |
"pass" toe touches knee |
"draw dot on knee" |
| Coupe (koo-pay) |
"cutting" toe touches ankle |
"draw dot on ankle" |
Arabesque
(a-ra-besk) |
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"reach one hand to the stars reach other hand to flowers, touch toe to flowers" |
| Glissade (glee-side) |
"glide" |
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| Bourre (boo-ray) |
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Pas de chat
(pah duh shah) |
"step of a cat" |
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