| 释义 |
‖ grand battement|grɑ̃ batəmɑ̃|
[Fr.]
A ballet exercise in which both legs are kept straight and one leg is raised into the air and brought down again, with the function of loosening the hip joints.
1830[see battement]. 1888S. D. Headlam Theory Theatr. Dancing x. 59 Grands battements enable a dancer to turn her legs completely outwards, and give much facility to the motions of her thighs. 1933C. W. Beaumont Primer Class. Ballet 34 Grands battements, which means large beatings, are used to loose the hip-joints and to turn out the legs from the hips. 1952Kersley & Sinclair Dict. Ballet Terms 27 Grands battements are taken next. The student throws one leg high to front, side or back, the knee straight and the foot pointed, keeping the rest of the body as still and as upright as possible. |