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Uploaded by on Feb 25, 2011

Romany Pajdak, Royal Ballet First Artist, demonstrates grand battement.

Batterie/Battement: Movements in which the legs and feet 'beat' together quickly, usually as part of a jump. The may be performed as part of a jetés, entrechats trois, quatre, cinq, changements, grand jeté, etc. The difference between grande batterie and petite batterie [ lit. 'big' and 'small' batterie] depends upon the amount of elevation the dancer needs to jump to perform the 'beating'.
i) Petits battements / battements tendus: extensions of the leg in which the working foot does not leave the ground, used to practise stretching the foot to a fully pointed position
ii) Grands battements: high extensions of the whole leg, which is raised into the air and brought down again while keeping the rest of the body still.

Read more: http://www.roh.org.uk/discover/ballet/glossary.aspx

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  • Holy shit, I haven't knows that ballet has sooo many different kinds of movements.

  • Her leg in the arabesque is bent other than that it looks good :)

  • OMG She's soooo fabulous! A great dancer!

  • Very good!

  • 2nd arabesque your head must be aside.

  • OMG she's having an incredible hips turn out !

  • habanera carmen :)

  • WOW amazing magnificent fabulous balletic strong firm amazing held!!!

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