Which term means large beatings?

Which term means large beatings?

• A. Battements Frappés
• B. Pointe tendue à terre
• C. Grand Battements
• D. Battements Dégagés

Answer: (C)

Grand battements are the large beats of the leg. The term grand means large, signaling a big, powerful beating of the leg driven from the hip, with the foot pointing as it passes through the range and then returning to the starting position. This distinguishes it from battements frappés, which strike the floor from a tendu position and finish on the ground; battements dégagés, which are quick, small brushes off the floor to a short distance before closing back; and pointe tendue à terre, which is simply a pointed extension on the floor rather than a beating motion.

Grand battements are the large beats of the leg. The term grand means large, signaling a big, powerful beating of the leg driven from the hip, with the foot pointing as it passes through the range and then returning to the starting position. This distinguishes it from battements frappés, which strike the floor from a tendu position and finish on the ground; battements dégagés, which are quick, small brushes off the floor to a short distance before closing back; and pointe tendue à terre, which is simply a pointed extension on the floor rather than a beating motion.