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Transitional ClassSession 3

Battement

1. battement tendu (stretched) is a battementwhere the extended foot never leaves the floor. The

working foot slides forwards, backwards or sidewaysfrom the fifth or first position to reach the fourth orsecond position, lifting the heel off the floor andstretching the instep. It forms the preparation formany other positions, such as the ronds de jambeandpirouette positions.

2. battement tendu double (doobl).3. battement tendu soutenu (sue teh new ; literally

sustained) a battement tendu with thesupporting leg simultaneously executing a pli.

4. battement tendu jet (thrown; Russian school)is a battementnormally taken to anywhere from 2cm off the floor up to 45 degrees, depending on the

style. It is the same as battement dgag (Cecchetti)or battement gliss (French school).

battement gliss is a rapid battementnormallytaken to 2-3 centimeters off the floor (literally meansa "gliding" battement). See battement tendu jet.

battement tendu jet p iqu (pii kay) Literally

pricked".

battement tendu jet en cloche (bell). RussianSchool:battement tendu jet en balancoire.

5. battement fondu (fong-doo). Literally "to melt". Isa battement(usually slower) from afondu (bothknees bent, working foot on the cou-de-piedof thesupporting leg) position and extends until both legs

are straight. cou-de-pied ("neck of the foot"). The thinnest part of

the calf, just above the ankle.

cou-de-pied, sur le ("on the neck of the foot"). Aposition. A foot is sur le cou-de-pied if it is placed onthe calf just above the ankle. In the Russian school,the foot is actually wrapped around the ankle, withthe heel forward and the toes back. It may be placedon the front of the calf in this position, at the side, orin back.

6. battement developp ("developed"). A movementin which the working leg is drawn up to the knee ofthe supporting leg and from there smoothly out to a

position in the air, usually at 90 degrees (i.e., parallelto the floor). The hips are kept level and square tothe direction in which the dancer is facing.

retir ("withdrawn"). A position in which theworking foot is drawn up to the knee of thesupporting leg. Also frequently (and incorrectly)called pass.

7. battement frapp (struck) is a battementwherethe foot moves from a flexed position next to theother ankle, and extends out to a straight position,

by doing so hitting the floor (the so-calledfrapp).In the Russian school the foot is wrapped around theankle, rather than flexed and does not strike thefloor. In this case, thefrapp is given by the working

foot striking the ankle of the supporting leg.Battements frapps can be executed double.

8. battement relev lent is a slowbattement,normally taken as high as possible, which involvesconsiderable control and strength.

9. petit battement (little beat) is a battementaction

where the bending action is at the knee, while theupper leg and thigh remain still. The working footquickly alternates from the cou-de-piedposition inthe front to the cou-de-piedposition in the back,slightly opening to the side.

10. battement battus (beating on one side).

11. grand battement (big beat) is a "kick" in which

the working leg is raised as high as possible whilekeeping the rest of the body still. ("Kick" is in quotes

because the battement should be a controlled lift,not a throwing of the leg into the air, and the legmust be controlled while coming down.) RussianSchool: grand battement jet.

12. grand battement en cloche (grand battementlike a bell) is a grand battementwhich continuously"swishes" forwards and backwards passing throughthe first position of the feet. Russian School: grand

battement balancoire.

Prepared by: Francis D. PerezEdited by: Noordin Jumalon

April 9, 2010