Mad Monday Fun Five
No, I’m not talking about the five
positions of the feet. Instead, today’s blog features the five basic jumps in
ballet. They are:
1.
Sauté = any jump from two feet landing on two feet; or
sometimes, one foot to the same foot. It literally means “jumped” and when this
word is added to another step it means the step is performed while jumping.
2.
Temps Levé = a hop from one foot to the same foot. This
term means " high time ."
3.
Jeté = any jump or leap from one foot to the other. It means “throwing
step”.
4.
Assemblé = a jump from one foot landing simultaneously on
two feet. It means “assembled” or “joined together”.
5.
Sissonne = a jump from two feet, landing on one foot. The
exceptions are sissonne fermée, sissonne tombée and sissonne fondue, which
finish on two feet.
Now you know!
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Secret #15sss:
“There are five basic categories of balletic jumps.”
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