Which term indicates a jump from both feet and landing in the same position?

Which term indicates a jump from both feet and landing in the same position?

• A. Jete
• B. Tour en l'air
• C. Plié
• D. Saute

Answer: (D)

Two-foot jump leaving the floor and landing on both feet in the same place is called saute. It describes a basic jump where both feet push off together and touch down together, maintaining turnout and vertical alignment without transferring weight to a single leg. This contrasts with a jeté, which is a leap from one leg to the other and lands on the opposite leg; tour en l’air is a turning leap performed in the air, usually from one leg with a rotation and landing on the opposite (or sometimes the same) leg; and plié is simply a bending of the knees used as preparation or as part of the jump—not the jump itself.

Two-foot jump leaving the floor and landing on both feet in the same place is called saute. It describes a basic jump where both feet push off together and touch down together, maintaining turnout and vertical alignment without transferring weight to a single leg. This contrasts with a jeté, which is a leap from one leg to the other and lands on the opposite leg; tour en l’air is a turning leap performed in the air, usually from one leg with a rotation and landing on the opposite (or sometimes the same) leg; and plié is simply a bending of the knees used as preparation or as part of the jump—not the jump itself.