Pointe tendu à terre corresponds to which description?

Pointe tendu à terre corresponds to which description?

• A. Stretched point in the air (hip high or 90 degrees)
• B. Stretched point on the ground with the leg straight
• C. Stretched point on the ground
• D. Stretched point half in the air (knee high or 45 degrees)

Answer: (C)

Pointe tendu means the foot is fully pointed and the leg is extended, and adding à terre tells you the movement stays on the floor. So the description that fits best is a stretched point on the ground, since the emphasis is on the foot remaining on the floor while extending. The other options describe the foot being in the air or partially lifted, which isn’t what à terre indicates. In practice, you’re lengthening the line along the floor with the foot pointed, building clean alignment from hip to toe.

Pointe tendu means the foot is fully pointed and the leg is extended, and adding à terre tells you the movement stays on the floor. So the description that fits best is a stretched point on the ground, since the emphasis is on the foot remaining on the floor while extending. The other options describe the foot being in the air or partially lifted, which isn’t what à terre indicates. In practice, you’re lengthening the line along the floor with the foot pointed, building clean alignment from hip to toe.