Terminology Tuesday Raccourci
The word raccourci [ra-koor-SEE] means
shortened, and it is a term of the French school. It is used by itself to
mean a position in which the thigh is raised to second en l’air, with the knee
bent and working toe on the knee of the supporting leg (essentially a
retiré).
The term also means any sharp bending
movement of the knee and is seen in battement raccourci, fouetté raccourci. raccourci devant and derrière, and others.
And although there is usually no “short”
in ballet (see
steps that involve raccourci are the exceptions.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Terminology Secret #41:
“Raccourci means shortened.”
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― Margaret Fuller
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