Can a dancer please explain what a 'battement tendu a la seconde a terre en face' is?

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Answer 1

Battement tendu is the more formal name for a simple tendu, which is sliding your straight leg on the floor until it is stretched out in a pointed position. Battement does NOT mean "beat" here.

A la seconde means the outstreched foot is pointed to the side.

A terre means "on the floor".

En face means that you are facing straight forward, not at an angle.

Answer 2

let's see, ok battement= a low kick with the foot pointed, both legs are straight. tendu= foot is pointed, at floor level and the leg w/ the pointed foot is straight. a la seconde= facing open to the audience. I don't know what A TERRE means, but en face is also open to the audience just in a different direction.

Answer 3

Basically, your stretched leg (tendu) is in a beating motion (battement) with your feet on the ground (a terre) opposite of the audience (en face). A la seconde means that your foot and your movement starts/is in the second position.

Answer 4

A battement is a beating action of the extended or bent leg. A la second is second position, a terre is on the ground, and en face is facing square in the front. http://www.dance.net/read.html?postid=2867515&replies=15&page=1

here's a link that might help

Answer 5

You are on half toe (at the barre) while the other leg points front, in, side ,in , back , in ,side, in (around the leg-terre) all while on half toe elevation.