Pointe tendu en l'air describes position?

Pointe tendu en l'air describes position?

• A. Stretched point on the ground
• B. Exercices at the barre
• C. Stretched point half in the air (knee high or 45 degrees)
• D. Stretched point in the air (hip high or 90 degrees)

Answer: (D)

Tendu en l’air means the leg is fully stretched and raised off the floor, held in a straight line from the hip to the toe with the foot pointed. This is about the position of the leg you create when it’s elevated, not the surface you’re on. In Grade 1 Cecchetti, you’re aiming for the leg to reach a height where the hip can support a fully extended line, often described as hip height or about 90 degrees. That’s why the description matches a stretched point in the air with the leg lifted to that height. The other options describe either the foot staying on the ground, or only partial elevation, or the activity location rather than the actual leg position.

Tendu en l’air means the leg is fully stretched and raised off the floor, held in a straight line from the hip to the toe with the foot pointed. This is about the position of the leg you create when it’s elevated, not the surface you’re on. In Grade 1 Cecchetti, you’re aiming for the leg to reach a height where the hip can support a fully extended line, often described as hip height or about 90 degrees.

That’s why the description matches a stretched point in the air with the leg lifted to that height. The other options describe either the foot staying on the ground, or only partial elevation, or the activity location rather than the actual leg position.