Which term is used to describe large, powerful movements of the leg?

Which term is used to describe large, powerful movements of the leg?

• A. Jeté
• B. Large Beatings
• C. Battements frappés
• D. Ronds de Jambe

Answer: (B)

The idea being tested is naming a big, powerful leg movement. In Cecchetti terminology this is grand battement, the large beating of the leg. In some English teaching materials it’s rendered as Large Beatings, which matches the concept of a strong, full lift and return of the leg from the hip with the knee straight and the foot pointed. This movement builds extension, turnout, and control. The other terms describe different actions: a jeté is a leap, not a stationary big beat of the leg; battements frappés are quick, small beats of the foot on the ground from a flexed position; and rond de jambe is a circle of the leg either on the ground or in the air, not a single large beating movement.

The idea being tested is naming a big, powerful leg movement. In Cecchetti terminology this is grand battement, the large beating of the leg. In some English teaching materials it’s rendered as Large Beatings, which matches the concept of a strong, full lift and return of the leg from the hip with the knee straight and the foot pointed. This movement builds extension, turnout, and control.

The other terms describe different actions: a jeté is a leap, not a stationary big beat of the leg; battements frappés are quick, small beats of the foot on the ground from a flexed position; and rond de jambe is a circle of the leg either on the ground or in the air, not a single large beating movement.