Terrific Tuesday Temps de Fleche
Temps de fleche is not a common step, but it is often found in
several famous classical ballets such as Corsaire
and Paquita. It is essentially a jump from one foot to
another, often with an extended kick when it is performed
to the front; or with both legs in
attitude when it is done to the back.
One image that seems to work well for this step when it is
done to the front is
the bow and arrow. The word “fleche”
means arrow. The first leg battements
devant in attitude; and the second movement is a developpe kick that passes the
first leg and extends upward, as the first leg returns to the ground. Think of the first battement leg as the bow,
and the next leg as the arrow shooting up to the sky.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15h:
“Imagine a temps de fleche devant as a bow and arrow.”
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