Which term means large beatings?

Which term means large beatings?

• A. Temps Leve
• B. Pas de chat
• C. Grand Battements
• D. Releves

Answer: (C)

In Cecchetti vocabulary, grand means large and battement refers to a beating or brushing of the leg. So grand battements are the large, powerful beating of the leg from the hip, with the working leg fully extended and turned out, lifted high from the hip and then lowered with control. The emphasis is on length, turnout, and a clean, deliberate beat, building extension and agility for Grade 4. Temps levé is a small jump, not a beating of the leg. Pas de chat is a cat-step jump with quick crossing of the legs, not a large leg beat. Relevé is just rising onto the balls of the feet, without the large sweeping beat of the leg.

In Cecchetti vocabulary, grand means large and battement refers to a beating or brushing of the leg. So grand battements are the large, powerful beating of the leg from the hip, with the working leg fully extended and turned out, lifted high from the hip and then lowered with control. The emphasis is on length, turnout, and a clean, deliberate beat, building extension and agility for Grade 4.

Temps levé is a small jump, not a beating of the leg. Pas de chat is a cat-step jump with quick crossing of the legs, not a large leg beat. Relevé is just rising onto the balls of the feet, without the large sweeping beat of the leg.