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29/09/2004 10:01:32
 
 
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29/09/2004 09:42:35
Jay Johengen
Altamahaw-Ossipee, North Carolina, United States
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I will do my best:

Pliés: Pl-e-ey
Sauté: S-o-t-ey
Révérence: R-ey-v-ey-r-on-ce

In general, "é" sound like "hey" and "i" sound like "he". I couldn't find an exact match for "en" in english, "on" was the closest I could think of.

HTH

>I need to know how to pronounce the following ballet terms:
>
>Plies - accent over the "e" - regarding the postion of the feet
>Saute - accent over the "e" - to jump (same as the cooking term?)
>Reverence - accent over the 1st and 2nd "e" - curtsey
>
>Just in case anyone was remotely curious, I'm reading a children's book on tape for someone.
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