Which term means gliding step in front?

Which term means gliding step in front?

• A. Glissade Devant
• B. Glissade Derrière
• C. Glissades Devant et Derrière
• D. Coupé Dessous

Answer: (A)

In Cecchetti, the direction words tell you where the step travels; a glissade is a gliding transfer from one foot to the other, and adding devant specifies that the glide goes to the front. So a glissade devant means a gliding step performed in front, making it the correct term for “gliding step in front.” The other options describe either the opposite direction, a combination of directions, or a different move altogether (coupé dessous is a cross-cut movement, not a glissade).

In Cecchetti, the direction words tell you where the step travels; a glissade is a gliding transfer from one foot to the other, and adding devant specifies that the glide goes to the front. So a glissade devant means a gliding step performed in front, making it the correct term for “gliding step in front.”

The other options describe either the opposite direction, a combination of directions, or a different move altogether (coupé dessous is a cross-cut movement, not a glissade).