Which term is the 'royal interweaving'?

Which term is the 'royal interweaving'?

• A. Entrechat Royale
• B. Entrechat Quatre
• C. Sissonne en Arrière, ouverte
• D. Adage Enchaînements

Answer: (A)

The term royal interweaving refers to the most elaborate form of the beaten jump where the legs cross the greatest number of times in the air. In Cecchetti vocabulary, that grand, highly elevated interweaving is called Entrechat Royale. The word entrechat itself means a beat of the legs in the air, and the number (like quatre for four) describes how many crossings occur. The “royale” designation signals the peak of complexity and height in this family of jumps, which is why it’s the best answer. Entrechat Quatre would be a four-cross version, less elaborate; Sissonne en Arrière, ouverte is a different type of jump with legs opening a certain way and not an interweaving; Adage Enchaînements refers to slow, connected sequences rather than a specific interweaving jump.

The term royal interweaving refers to the most elaborate form of the beaten jump where the legs cross the greatest number of times in the air. In Cecchetti vocabulary, that grand, highly elevated interweaving is called Entrechat Royale. The word entrechat itself means a beat of the legs in the air, and the number (like quatre for four) describes how many crossings occur. The “royale” designation signals the peak of complexity and height in this family of jumps, which is why it’s the best answer.

Entrechat Quatre would be a four-cross version, less elaborate; Sissonne en Arrière, ouverte is a different type of jump with legs opening a certain way and not an interweaving; Adage Enchaînements refers to slow, connected sequences rather than a specific interweaving jump.