Battement dégagé derrière

Barre & battements

slide · extend · turn out · close

foot articulation, leg direction, and controlled organization of weight

Interactive schematic movement analysis with its own movement logic

Keep the supporting leg and foot organized while the working leg moves.

The working leg has a clear direction and returns without disturbing the pelvis.

Use the floor precisely through heel, ball, and toes according to the movement.

Avoid substituting pelvic shift or torso tilt for the intended leg pathway.

Close or recover the leg with the same control used to open it.

Organize weight, direction, feet, torso, and focus for the movement that follows.

Carry out this phase with a clear direction, coordinated weight organization, and controlled transition into the next phase.

Maintain the position without freezing the body; support, breath, and gaze remain active.

Rotate with a clear supporting organization and maintain spatial orientation through torso, head, and gaze.

Which foot or leg is supporting you right now, and which part is moving?

Can you keep the direction and supporting organization clear while the movement changes?

Work only as large, fast, or high as you can control comfortably and without pain.

Alignment, footwork, supporting/working-leg organization, and controlled return.

Graded use of force appropriate to the movement task.

Usable range without visible compensation.

Timing, duration, movement flow, and intentional accent.

Direction, focus, beginning, and finish remain clearly readable.

Slow, sustained, quick, or accented execution changes the visible quality.

A small or large leg pathway changes spatial emphasis.

Devant, à la seconde, and derrière reorganize focus in space.

The same leg action may mirror, answer, interrupt, or avoid another dancer.

Possible feelings: concentration, composure. Possible needs: orientation, stability. Possible intentions: prepare, organize, sustain a state.

Possible feelings: determination, tension. Possible needs: clarity, effectiveness. Possible intentions: set an impulse, mark a direction.

Possible feelings: connection, caution, resistance, or curiosity — depending on context. Possible needs: cooperation, autonomy, respect, or orientation. Possible intentions: respond, follow, avoid, support, or mark a boundary.

The working leg slides backward from a closed position, the foot lengthens through the toes, and returns with control to the starting position.

Here, dégagé describes a working leg released from the floor. From first or fifth position, the foot slides forward, lifts slightly from the floor, and closes precisely.

The extended working leg is lifted dynamically backward and returned with control to the starting position.

A pose and movement organization on one supporting leg with the working leg extended behind; torso, pelvis, supporting leg, working leg, and arms form one spatial organization.