Ballet Developpe Back to Front

Jacklyn Dougherty How to ballet Developpe, temps [tahn dayv-law-PAY]. Time developed, developing movement. Through common usage the term has become abridged to developpe. A developpe is a movement in which the working leg is drawn up to he knee of the supporting leg and slowly extended to an open position en l’air and held there with perfect control. The hips are kept level and square to the direction in which the dancer is facing. Developpes are performed a la quatrieme devant, a la seconde and a la quatrieme derriere and may be executed in all directions of the body. They are done with the supporting foot flat on the ground, on the demi-pointe, full point or en fondu. In the Cecchetti method, the working foot is brought up to the retire position with the toe pointed at the side of the knee (retire de cote) before extending the leg in the required direction. In the Russian and French Schools, the pointed toe is brought to retire devant before extending the leg forward or to retire derriere before extending the leg backward. When performing a developpe to second position, the front foot is brought to retire devant and then extended, or the back foot is brought to retire derriere and then extended. Developpe a la quatrieme derriere [ dayv-law-PAY a lah ka-tree-EM deh-RYEHR]. Developpe to the fourth position back. Fifth position R foot back. Raise the R foot sur le cou-de-pied derriere and slowly draw the pointed foot up the back of the leg to retire derriere. With the knee pressed well outward, slowly extend the pointed toe backward to the fourth position en Fair. The pointed foot is then lowered to the floor and closed in the fifth position. In developpe a la quatrieme derriere the body inclines slightly forward. Developpe a la quatrieme devant [ dayv-law-PAY a lah ka-tree-EM duh-VAHEf]. Developpe to the fourth position front. Fifth position R foot front. Raise the R foot sur le cou-de-pied devant in either the pointed or wrapped position, then slowly draw the pointed foot up the front of the leg to retire devant. With the knee pressed well outward, slowly extend the pointed toe forward to the fourth position en Fair. The pointed foot is slowly lowered to the floor and closed in the fifth position. Developpe a la seconde [dayv-law-PAY a lah suh-GAWND]. Developpe to the second position en Fair. The foot is drawn up to the retire position front or back before extending the leg to the second position en Fair. Developpe passe [dayv-law-PAY pa-SAY]. Developpe, passing. The working foot passes the supporting knee from front to back and extends in developpe (developpe passe en arriere), or the working foot passes the supporting knee from back to front and extends in developpe (developpe passe en avant). This developpe may be executed with a releve, a pique or a temps leve. — Ballet Glossary Jacklyn Dougherty

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