Terminology Tuesday Jarreté
Two terms I’d never heard before are jarreté [zhar-TAY] and its opposite, arqué [ar-KAY]. Jarreté
means back of the knee and arqué means arched.
This is how the basic shape of a dancer’s
leg is described. Today we would probably say “hyper-extended” instead of jarreté,
and the opposite would be bowlegged (arqué). When the dancer with bowlegged (arqué) legs stands in first position there is a space
between the knees.
When a dancer with hyper-extended legs (jarreté)
stands in first position the knees touch even if the heels are apart. This is
highly desired in today’s dance world despite it being more difficult to gain
strength with these flexible, but lovely legs. Usually those with
hyper-extended legs also have beautiful, highly arched feet.
From the Big
Blue Book of Ballet Secrets
Terminology Secret #44:
“Jarreté means knock-kneed, and arqué means bowlegged.”
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