Ballet terms

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Demi Plié
Little, or half bend

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TermDefinition
Demi Plié
Little, or half bend
Elevé
to elevate
En bas
at the bottom (low)
En haut
at the top (high)
Allongé
to elongate (extend)
Port de bras
carriage of the arms
Tendu
to stretch, stretched
Devant
front
À la seconde
towards the second position
Derriére
behind
En croix
in the shape of a cross
Soutenu
to hold or sustain
Dégagé
To disengage
Rond de jambe à terre
circle of the leg on the floor
Port de corps
carriage of the body
Cambré
to arch/arched
En dehor
outward
En dedans
Inward
Temps levé
time in the air (time raised/elevated)
Frappé
to strike
Sur de coup-de-pied
wrapped on/at the neck of the foot
Retiré
to rest, or retire (withdrawn)
Passé
to pass/passed