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Classical dance

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Ballet

second position

Dance; Ballet

The legs are externally rotated and separated by the distance of one foot, in the frontal plane.

Labanotation

Dance; Ballet

Dance notation system invented by Rudolf von Laban.

Barre

Dance; Ballet

The warm up portion of the ballet class, conducted while holding onto a ballet bar.

Principal

Dance; Ballet

Dancer at the highest rank within a dance company.

Vaganova method

Dance; Ballet

Method of teaching classical ballet that was developed by Agrippina Vaganova.

Cecchetti method

Dance; Ballet

Method of teaching classical ballet that was developed by Enrico Cecchetti.

Ballet master

Dance; Ballet

Person in a ballet company who gives the daily company class and rehearses the company's repertoires.

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