Technical Tuesday Balloné and Ballotté
There are many confusing terms in ballet. Today I’m going to
talk about the difference between balloné
and ballotté.
In a balloné, the working leg usually extends to 45 degrees,
and is then brought back to the standing leg through a low enveloppé. From
there it usually extends outward again. It is basically an in and out movement.
It can be done as a jump, or not. The word means “bouncing”.
A ballotté is a jump. The dancer begins by bringing both
feet up to a double cou de pied position in
the air before extending one leg,
and landing on the other. The word “ballotté” means “tossed”, and that is a
good description of the step – the feet are brought upward and then one leg is “tossed”
out in a 45 degree developpé.
There you have it. The basic difference is that balloné involves
one leg, but ballotté is a jump with more involvement of both
legs.
From the Big Blue Book of Ballet Secrets:
Secret #15z:
“Balloné involves one leg, ballotté two.”
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