
![]() [click logo to view] Susan Jaffe demonstrating développé. (2256k) |
Développé, temps [tahn dayv-law-PAY] |
Time developed, developing movement.
Through common usage the term
has become abridged to développé.
A développé
is a movement in which the
working
leg is drawn up to the
knee of the supporting
leg and slowly extended
to an open position en
l'air and held there with
perfect control. The hips
are kept level and square
to the direction in which
the dancer is facing. |
