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Theoretical emphasis on how to form circles, lines, and diagonal patterns and on spacing themselves in relation to other dancers

Primary

(as above +)

Should be familiar with 1^st position of the feet and 5^th en haut and 5^th en bas of the arms

Junior 1

(as above +)

French terms

la barre – the bar

plié – to bend

tendu – to stretch

adage - slow movements

allegro – quick movements

demi – half

sauté – jumped

port de bras – carriage of the arms

Junior 2

(as above +)

French terms

retiré – to withdraw

petit – small

jeté – to throw

devant – front

derrière – behind

en bas – low

en haut – high

Positions of the feet – 1^st & 2^nd

Position of the arms – 1^st, 2^nd, 5^th en bas, 5^th en haut

Junior 3

(as above +)

French terms

grand - big

battement – to beat

passé – passed

échappé – to escape

relevé – to rise

chassé – to chase

en avant – forward

à la seconde – to the second

Positions of the feet – 3^rd, 4^th open, 5^th

Positions of the arms – 5^th en avant

Eight Points of the Room

Junior 4

(as above +)

French terms

developpé – to unfold

changement – to change

rond de jambe – round of the leg

Positions of the feet – 4^th crossed

Movements in dance – plier (to bend), relever (to rise), sauter (to jump)

Junior 5

(as above +)

French terms

posé – to pose

cou de pied – neck of the foot

en croix – in the shape of a cross

coupé – to cut

pas de chat – step of the cat

temps levé – time lifted

arabesque – a position in dance