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  2. Glossary of ballet - Wikipedia

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    Spotting is employed to help maintain balance. A pirouette may return to its starting position or finish in arabesque or attitude. In other genres of dance, such as jazz or modern, it is common to see pirouettes performed with legs parallel (i.e. sixth position) instead of turned out as in ballet.

  3. Pirouette (dressage) - Wikipedia

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    A pirouette is a two-track lateral movement asked of a horse in dressage, in which the animal makes a circle with its front end around a smaller circle made by the hind end. Specifically, the front legs and outside hind leg should travel around the inside hind leg, with the horse remaining slightly bent in the direction of travel.

  4. Spotting (dance technique) - Wikipedia

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    A dancer spotting towards the viewer while performing fouettés. Spotting is a technique used by dancers during the execution of various dance turns.The goal of spotting is to attain a constant orientation of the dancer's head and eyes, to the extent possible, in order to enhance the dancer's control and prevent dizziness.

  5. Turn (dance and gymnastics) - Wikipedia

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    A pirouette (literally "whirl" or "spin" [7]) is a type of dance turn on one foot. It is performed with turnout (legs rotated outward at hips) in ballet, and typically without turnout in gymnastics and many other genres of dance, such as jazz and modern.

  6. Carlo Blasis - Wikipedia

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    For example, he initiated the codification of the pirouette, breaking it down into a preparation, turn, and finish. [2] It was not until the era of Marius Petipa in the late 1800s, just following the age of romanticism, that physically intense steps like the pirouette became widespread in ballet choreography, yet Blasis was analyzing them ...

  7. Elisabetta Preziosa - Wikipedia

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    In qualification, she scored 13.733 on vault, 13.266 on balance beam, and 13.300 on floor to help the Italians qualify for the team final. In the team final, she contributed a balance beam score of 12.833 toward the Italian team's seventh-place finish. [17] Preziosa performing her eponymous Preziosa skill at the 2013 City of Jesolo Trophy

  8. Seann triubhas - Wikipedia

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    The seann triubhas (pronounced [ʃãũn̪ˠ ˈt̪ɾu.əs̪], approximately shown-TROOSS) is a Highland dance.Its name is a Scottish Gaelic phrase which means 'old trousers'. ...

  9. Turn on the haunches - Wikipedia

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    The main purpose of the turn on the haunches is to introduce collection to the horse, as a movement to build collection, and as a stepping stone to the move advanced pirouette. It may also be used as a training movement to help with other problems, such as transitions into the canter, when used right before the transition. For the dressage ...