Technical Tuesday Temps Lié
Temps lié is a step that transfers weight from one foot to
the other. It begins with a tendu in any direction and usually passes through
either fourth position or second position, in plié, on the way to shifting the dancer’s
weight to the other foot.
The confusion usually occurs because of the similarity
between these two terms: temps lié and temps levé. These terms also sound very much alike especially in a large
echoing studio space.
The difference between these two steps is significant. Temps
lié is a transfer of weight using a plié and is very much an on-the-floor
movement, whereas a temps levé is a jump that can be on one foot or two.
Another reason to listen carefully in a dance class.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #14k:
“A temps lié is a step that transfers weight from one foot to the
other.”
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of the Day:
““We have two ears and one mouth, so we
should listen more than we say.”
― Zeno of Citium
― Zeno of Citium
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