Which term describes a quick battement outward from the supporting leg?

Which term describes a quick battement outward from the supporting leg?

• A. Frappé
• B. Grand Battement
• C. Battement Dégagé
• D. Petite Battement

Answer: (C)

A quick battement outward from the supporting leg is battement dégagé. In this move the working foot slides away from the supporting leg and rises just off the floor to a short distance, then returns with a quick, precise line. The emphasis is on speed and a clean disengagement from the floor, not a large kick. This sets it apart from grand battement, which travels a long arc from the hip; and from frappé, which involves striking the floor with the ball of the foot rather than simply moving outward. Petite battement is a very small, rapid movement at the ankle, with less outward reach. So the brief, outward travel away from the floor best fits battement dégagé.

A quick battement outward from the supporting leg is battement dégagé. In this move the working foot slides away from the supporting leg and rises just off the floor to a short distance, then returns with a quick, precise line. The emphasis is on speed and a clean disengagement from the floor, not a large kick. This sets it apart from grand battement, which travels a long arc from the hip; and from frappé, which involves striking the floor with the ball of the foot rather than simply moving outward. Petite battement is a very small, rapid movement at the ankle, with less outward reach. So the brief, outward travel away from the floor best fits battement dégagé.