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.

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