Developpé: A movement in which the leg is first lifted to retiré position, then fully extended passing through attitude position. It can be done in front (en avant), to the side (à la seconde), or to the back (derrière).
Enveloppé: enveloped
Pirouette: Literally means to "whirl"; A controlled turn on one leg, starting with one or both legs in plié and rising onto demi-pointe (usually for men) or pointe (usually for women).
Petit Allegro: Petit meaning small. Allegro meaning brisk, lively. A term applied to all bright, fast, or brisk movements.
Grand Allegro: Grand meaning large. Allegro meaning brisk, lively. A term applied to all bright, fast, or brisk movements.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Five Classes of Jumps
Saut(2-2): jump
Jeté(1-other): Throwing step. A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air and appears to have been thrown.
Temps Levé(1-same): a hop from one foot with the other raised in any position. The instep is fully arched when leaving the ground and the spring must come from the pointing of the toe and the extension of the leg after the demi-plié.
Assemblé(1--> 2): launching into a jump, the second foot then swishes up under the first foot. The feet meet together in mid-air, and the dancer lands with both feet on the floor at the same time, in third or fifth position.
Sissonne(2--> 1): A jump done from two feet to one foot.
Jeté(1-other): Throwing step. A jump from one foot to the other in which the working leg is brushed into the air and appears to have been thrown.
Temps Levé(1-same): a hop from one foot with the other raised in any position. The instep is fully arched when leaving the ground and the spring must come from the pointing of the toe and the extension of the leg after the demi-plié.
Assemblé(1--> 2): launching into a jump, the second foot then swishes up under the first foot. The feet meet together in mid-air, and the dancer lands with both feet on the floor at the same time, in third or fifth position.
Sissonne(2--> 1): A jump done from two feet to one foot.
Terms to Know: Part 3
Frappé: means to "strike", hitting the floor or an ankle with a moving foot.
Fondu: Sinking down. A term used to 
describe
a lowering of the body made
by bending the knee of the
supporting leg. Saint-Léon
wrote, "Fondu is on one
leg what a plié
is on two." In some instances
the term fondu is also used
to describe the ending of
a step when the working leg
is placed on the ground with
a soft and gradual movement.
describe
a lowering of the body made
by bending the knee of the
supporting leg. Saint-Léon
wrote, "Fondu is on one
leg what a plié
is on two." In some instances
the term fondu is also used
to describe the ending of
a step when the working leg
is placed on the ground with
a soft and gradual movement.
Petit Battement(s): a battement action where the bending action is at the knee, while
the upper leg and thigh remain still. The working foot quickly
alternates from the cou-de-pied position in the front to the cou-de-pied position in the back, slightly opening to the side.
Grand Battement(s): powerful battement action where the dancer passes through dégagé
and "throws" the leg as high as possible, keeping it straight, while the
supporting leg also remains straight.
Rond de Jambe en l'air: in the air. The leg is lifted to the side, movement is only below the
knee. If the thigh is horizontal, the toe draws an oval approximately
between the knee of the support leg and the second position in the air.
If the thigh is in the lower demi-position then the oval is to the calf of the support knee.