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Friday, June 8, 2018

Fun Friday Fermée



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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