Which term means 'struck beatings'?

Which term means 'struck beatings'?

• A. Exercices au milieu
• B. Relevé Cinquieme
• C. Reverance
• D. Battement Frappés

Answer: (D)

Battement frappé describes a quick, struck beating of the foot. In Cecchetti terminology, battement means a beating of the foot, and frappé means struck. So the movement is literally a foot that strikes the floor with a sharp, controlled beat from tendu (or from a prepared position) and then returns. This distinguishes it from other terms: exercises done in the middle of the room are center work, relevé in fifth is a balance rising in fifth, and reverence is the bow at the end of class. Battement frappé is the crisp, struck foot action that the question is asking about.

Battement frappé describes a quick, struck beating of the foot. In Cecchetti terminology, battement means a beating of the foot, and frappé means struck. So the movement is literally a foot that strikes the floor with a sharp, controlled beat from tendu (or from a prepared position) and then returns. This distinguishes it from other terms: exercises done in the middle of the room are center work, relevé in fifth is a balance rising in fifth, and reverence is the bow at the end of class. Battement frappé is the crisp, struck foot action that the question is asking about.