Fun Friday Fermée
A ballet term many of you will
recognize is fermée (fair-MAY). This
French word means “closed” and it is usually used to indicate that the foot is
closing in fifth as opposed to staying in the air – most frequently during
jumps.
The term ouverte (oo-VAIRT), meaning “open”
is often used as the opposite of fermée. For
example, in a combination of several sissonnes (see today’s Link), some may close in fifth, some
may not, hence the use of the two terms. Yet, sometimes neither term is used and
instead the English words open and closed are substituted.
An important thing to remember about fermée is this: when the foot closes in
fifth, the weight of the body must shift to be equally distributed over both feet.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #21mm:
“Fermée means closed.”
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