Coupés Dessous et Dessus et Pas de Bourrée Dessous refers to which sequence?

Coupés Dessous et Dessus et Pas de Bourrée Dessous refers to which sequence?

• A. A sequence of turning steps on pointe
• B. A balance on one leg
• C. A set of leaps from fifth
• D. Cutting step under and over; bourrée step under

Answer: (D)

This tests your knowledge of the subtle footwork sequence described by the French terms coupé dessous et dessus and pas de bourrée dessous. A coupé is a small cut of the working foot, and dessous or dessus tells you how that cut relates to the other leg—under or over. So coupé dessous et dessus means you perform two coupés in succession: the first passes under the base leg, the second passes over it. After that, pas de bourrée dessous specifies a bourrée done underneath. Put together, the sequence is cutting steps under and over, then a bourrée under. The other options describe different kinds of steps (turns on pointe, a balance, or leaps) that don’t match this particular combination of coupés and bourrée.

This tests your knowledge of the subtle footwork sequence described by the French terms coupé dessous et dessus and pas de bourrée dessous. A coupé is a small cut of the working foot, and dessous or dessus tells you how that cut relates to the other leg—under or over. So coupé dessous et dessus means you perform two coupés in succession: the first passes under the base leg, the second passes over it. After that, pas de bourrée dessous specifies a bourrée done underneath. Put together, the sequence is cutting steps under and over, then a bourrée under. The other options describe different kinds of steps (turns on pointe, a balance, or leaps) that don’t match this particular combination of coupés and bourrée.