Which term describes escaping movements jumped and changed?

Which term describes escaping movements jumped and changed?

• A. Échappés sautés changés
• B. Balancé
• C. Polka
• D. Grande Révérence

Answer: (A)

Échappé sauté changé describes a jump that begins in a closed position, escapes to an open position in the air, and changes the feet during the movement. In Cecchetti terms, échappé means to slip from a closed to an open position, sauté indicates the movement is a jump, and changé means the feet switch in the air, so you land with the opposite foot in the open position. This precisely matches “escaping movements jumped and changed.” Balancé is a rocking step, Polka is a lively dance step not specific to a jump with a feet change, and Grande Révérence is a grand bow to the audience, not a jumping change of feet.

Échappé sauté changé describes a jump that begins in a closed position, escapes to an open position in the air, and changes the feet during the movement. In Cecchetti terms, échappé means to slip from a closed to an open position, sauté indicates the movement is a jump, and changé means the feet switch in the air, so you land with the opposite foot in the open position. This precisely matches “escaping movements jumped and changed.” Balancé is a rocking step, Polka is a lively dance step not specific to a jump with a feet change, and Grande Révérence is a grand bow to the audience, not a jumping change of feet.