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8 Points of the room – 4 corners
Positions of the feet – 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
French Terms
la barre - the
bar
en bas - low
en avant - forward
en haut - high
devant - front
derrière - behind
adage - slow movement
allegro - quick movement
demi - half
plié - to bend
tendu - to stretch
grand - big
battement - beating
port de bras - carriage of the arms
retiré - to withdraw
arabesque - a position in dance
sauté - to jump
à terre - on the ground
échappé - to escape
temps levé - time lifted
reverence - gracious bow