port de bras

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port de bras (pôr

brä

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The technique or practice of positioning and moving the arms in ballet.

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ballet			With a delicate port de bras and soft but powerful jump, Evdokimova received particular acclaim for her tender, innocent Giselle and her playful, airborne Sylphide. Eva Evdokimova (1948-2009) by Collins, Nicole Dekle / Dance Magazine A messy port de bras can distract from an otherwise well-performed phrase. Do's & don'ts: improving petit allegro by Barringer, Janice / Dance Magazine Because The Hostess is holding two props during her solo, Crews says, "You can't use your port de bras against the changing beats and quick jumps. Ballet West salutes Diaghilev by Adams, Kathy / Dance Magazine			porpoise porpoise oil Porporino Porpus Porraceous porrect Porrection Porret porridge porridge oats porringer Porsena Porson port Port Adelaide Port Apra Port arms Port Arthur port authorities Port bar Port Blair port capacity Port charges Port Charlotte port complex port de bras port designator Port du Salut Port Elizabeth port evacuation of cargoes port evacuation of shipping Port Harcourt Port Huron Port Jackson Port Jackson fig Port Jackson heath Port Jackson pine Port Jackson shark Port Jackson willow Port lid Port Louis Port Lyautey Port Moresby Port Nicholson port of call port of debarkation port of embarkation port of entry Port of Spain port of support port operations group			Port Community System port complex port complex Port Concentrator Switch Port Concentrator Unit Port Configuration Automation port configuration hub Port Congestion Surcharge Port Control Register Port Controller Module Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam Port Coquitlam District Hunting and Fishing Club Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Credit Yacht Club Port Crescent State Park Port Curtis Integrated Monitoring Program Port D Data Direction Register Port D Data Register Port d'Agadir Port d'Agadir Port d'Agadir Port Dalhousie Vitalization Corporation Port Dalrymple Yacht Club Port Darwin Port Darwin Port Data Register B Port Data Table port de bras Port density Port Deposit Port Deposit, Maryland port designator Port Development Strategy Review Port Dickson Port Dinorwic Sailing Club Port Douglas Daintree Tourism Port Douglas Internet Services Port Dover Composite School Port du Salut Port E Data Direction Register Port E Data Register Port E Function Register Port Edgar Yacht Club Port Elgin United Church Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth Apple Express Narrow Gauge Train Port Elizabeth Black Civic Organization Port Elizabeth Golf Club Port Elizabeth Regional Chamber of Commerce and Industry Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Port Elizabeth, South Africa - HF Verwoerd Port Ellen

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