Metamorphosis

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100

Changement 

Changing Step 

200

Échappé

Escaping Movement 

300

Barre Milieu 

Center Barre 

400

Dégagé

Disengaged 

500

Port de Bras

Carriage of the Arms 

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100

Circle of the leg 

Rond de Jambe 

200

Open 

Ouverte 

300

Closed 

Ferme 

400

Withdrawn Movement 

Retire 

500

Connected Movement 

Temps Lie 

Theory

100

Name, Translate and Demonstrate the Positions of the Feet. Tell which are opened and which are closed 

1st, 3rd, 5th Closed

2nd, 4th Open 

200

Explain the theory of the movement of the feet. What new words are added for Meta? 

From going from a closed position to open position.... 

Sliding, Rolling, Pushing 

300

Name, translate and demonstrate the body positions you have learned 

Crossed in front, 4th in front, Spread, Shaded, 2nd, Shouldered, 4th in back, Crossed in back 

400

Name, translate and demonstrate the three heights for a tendu.

A terre, demi en l'air, en l'air 

500

Identify three "up muscles" 

Quads, core, neck, middle of back, ankles 

Theory Pt. 2

100

Name, Translate and Demonstrate the positions of the arms 

1st, 2nd, demi 2nd, 3rd, middle 4th, high 4th, low 5th, middle 5th, high 5th 

200

Explain the theory of the movement of the arms. What part of the arms is the mover/holder? What part of the arm is the shape maker? 

When going from a low position to a high position... 

The back and upper arms are the movers and holders

The lower arms are the shape makers

300

Name the fixed points of the room 

5- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

400

Name the positions of the head and explain the theory of the movement of the head.

Erect, raised, lowered, inclined, turned. 

There is one movement of the head. It is the last to leave the designated spot and the first to return. 

500

Identify 3 "down muscles" 

Calves, hamstrings, Glutes, Shoulders

Exercise Specifics

100

Explain the order of events for the tendu exercise 

3/4, Full, (plie and degages for grades 3 and 4)

200

Talk me through your passing exercise

Miss Annies class talk me through your body positions 

Flat foot sliding, petit retire, full retire 

300

Name the arabesques used in your Arabesque Adage 

1- 1,3 

3- 1,2,3

4- 1,2,3,4,5

400

Talk me through your pas bourree exercise 

Thursday Meta talk me through your sissonne exercise 

1- 3 back side front 

3- back side front, front side front, back side back, front side back 

500

Tell me about your pas de chat exercise 

Thursday- tell me about your jete exercise 

1- pick up, put down, pas de chat, changement 

2- 3 balances, pas de chat