What is the bent leg posture in ballet called MORE DETAILS >>?

Question

like when you're doing a pirouette? Is it "retire" or not and have I spelled it correctly?

Thanks loves.

Answer 1

passe' is the thing where your leg bends and your foot is high like right by your knee

Answer 2

retire is when the leg goes up to either the back or the front and doesnt change.ex: So if you go up to retire front from fifth front and come down in fifth front that is retire front. Same thing back! Passe is when your toes are at the side of your knee and you change your fifth or whatever position you are in.ex:If your foot goes up to the side of your knee from fifth front and slides down to fifth back thats passe! The definition of passe is to pass so that helps me remember the difference between the two because in passe your foot is passing from one position to the next. Get my drift???

many times teachers will confuse these positions! That is one way you can tell if a teacher is any good!

Answer 3

Good answer, dance4ballet.

Reiterating and expanding, you are correct; retiré is the accurate position. “Retiré” (reh-tuh-RAY) means “withdrawn”, literally.  It is a position in which the leg is in ál á seconde en l’air with the knee bent and the pointed toe rests just below the knee.  The foot can either be placed in front of, behind, or to the side of the supporting knee, depending on the syllabus and steps being performed; for example, in pirouette en dehors, your foot should be placed en retiré devant (with the foot to the front) (the same applies to en dedans pirouettes in European and Veganova methods, and the opposite principle applies with Russian methods.  As you can see, the syllabus is important when trying to determine where to place the retiré).

Hopefully this has provided you with a satisfactory answer.  Feel free to contact me with further questions or for clarification.♥

Answer 4

Yes it is retire OR releve devant. Different syllabuses have different positions for retiere, but most commonly the big toe is blaced directly under the knee cap, with the thigh and knee well pushed back and the pupporting leg turned out. The heel should NOT touch the knee, it should be beside the leg. The supporting leg should be high on demi pointe (or full pointe depending.)

Answer 5

Yes, it is called the 'Retiré position'