R Glossary of ballet

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1.1 renversé
1.2 relevé
1.3 relevé lent
1.4 retiré
1.5 revoltade
1.6 rond de jambe
1.7 royale

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renversé

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁɑ̃vɛʁse]) attitude presented on turn.

relevé

relevé exercise @ barre

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁəlve]; raised, lifted. ) rising onto balls (demi-pointe) or toes (pointe) of 1 or both feet. see élevé.

relevé lent

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁəlve lɑ̃]; lifted slowly. ) abbreviation of battement relevé lent. term russian school indicating raising leg pointe tendue 45 degrees or higher off ground. contrasts (battement) tendu jeté, aka dégagé, in leg brushes out propulsively position through tendu elevated off ground, , (temps) développé, in leg passes through retiré (or petit retiré) à la hauteur or demi-hauteur, i.e. elevated off ground.

retiré

working leg in retiré devant , retiré derrière

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁətiʁe]) position of working leg in leg raised turned out , bent @ knee side toe located directly in front of (retiré devant) or behind (retiré derrière) supporting knee. commonly used in pirouettes , intermediate position in other movements such développé front.

revoltade

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁəvɔltad]) bravura jump in 1 lands on leg 1 pushes off after leg travels around other leg lifted 90 degrees.

rond de jambe

rond de jambe

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁɔ̃ d(ə) ʒɑ̃b]; meaning leg circle. ) half-circle made pointed foot, fourth front or through second position opposite fourth , returning through first position again repeat, in effect tracing out letter d. starting front going called rond de jambe en dehors while starting , going front called rond de jambe en dedans.

rond de jambe à terre/par terre: ( on ground. ) extended leg pointed toe remains on ground sweep around in semi-circle.
rond de jambe attitude: leg swung around front side , attitude position behind supporting foot goes en pointe. (see attitude.)
rond de jambe en l air: ( in air. ) leg lifted , sustained side (à la seconde), movement being limited below knee. if thigh held @ 90 degrees body, toe draws circle approximately between knee of supporting leg , second position in air. if thigh held lower (e.g. 45 degrees), circle drawn calf of supporting leg. commonly done in singles, doubles, and/or sauté.
grand rond de jambe (en l air): leg extended , sustained @ grand battement height draw semi-circle in air.
demi-grand rond de jambe (en l air): leg extended , sustained off ground while moving fourth devant or derrière second or vice versa, drawing half of full semi-circle.

royale

(french pronunciation: ​[ʁwɑjal]) name changement battu. changement beating of legs preceding foot change. example: right foot in front in fifth position, plié, jump, beat right thigh against left (back thigh) , continue changement moving right leg behind left, landing fifth position left foot front.