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| bending movement of the knees. Half bend is called a demi-plié; a deep bend, a grand-plié |
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| to plié and then "rise" to the ball of the foot |
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| to "rise" to the ball of the foot (without pliéing) |
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| is to "stretch" the working foot |
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| is a "large beating" action of the leg |
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| is a strong brushing of the ball of the foot from a position at the ankle of the supporting leg; "struck" |
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| literally means "circle or round of the leg" |
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| working foot is drawn up to the supporting knee and "developed" or unfolded |
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| means to "sink down or to melt" |
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| "chains or linking"; are succession of rapid, traveling turns |
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| to swing or rock to and fro |
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| spring off of both feet onto one |
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| "to glide"; is done close to the ground; with a brush of one foot along to floor, a shift of weight to that foot, and a slide into fifth by the other foot |
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