Battement tendu devant

Barre & battements

prepare · brush · extend · control · return

footwork, weight transfer, and directional precision

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.

Guide the working leg or body segment through the intended pathway without losing the supporting base.

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

Return or close with the same precision used to begin the movement and arrive in a clear final organization.

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

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.

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.

Grand battement is a large leg action. The working leg leaves the floor with the knee extended, reaches a high line, and returns with control.

Temps lié is a connecting movement sequence. A direction is prepared, weight is transferred, and the new position is organized without interruption.

The working leg is first gathered through Retiré and then unfolded forward with control before returning through Retiré and closing.

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

The extended working foot travels along the floor through first position from front to back or vice versa.

The extended working leg is slowly lifted forward without using the Retiré pathway of a Développé.