Which ballet term means 'raised'?

Which ballet term means 'raised'?

• A. Releve
• B. Developpe
• C. Arabesque
• D. Grand battement

Answer: (A)

Relevé literally means raised, and it describes lifting from a plié to rise onto the balls of the feet (or onto pointe). It’s the basic action that signals you’re elevating your body, with alignment and turnout held as you rise. The other terms describe different ideas: developpe is the leg unfolding to an extended position, arabesque is a pose with the leg extended behind, and grand battement is a powerful kicking movement of the leg from the hip. None of those convey the exact act of being raised from the floor like relevé does.

Relevé literally means raised, and it describes lifting from a plié to rise onto the balls of the feet (or onto pointe). It’s the basic action that signals you’re elevating your body, with alignment and turnout held as you rise. The other terms describe different ideas: developpe is the leg unfolding to an extended position, arabesque is a pose with the leg extended behind, and grand battement is a powerful kicking movement of the leg from the hip. None of those convey the exact act of being raised from the floor like relevé does.