Word: tendu
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...show that she enjoyed her own performances. Ashley's perfectionism shows in several picture sequences, photographed expertly by Jack Vartoogian, in which she demonstrates how to perform some basic moves of ballet. Her explanations are models of clarity. They take time to follow, but the material on the humble tendu (the leg stretch that Balanchine called the basis of a dancer's technique) and the springy leap called the pas de chat will enhance watching the ballet ever after...
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