What does “Relevé lent” mean in ballet?
( ; 'lifted slowly.') Abbreviation of battement relevé lent . Term from the Russian school indicating raising the leg slowly from pointe tendue to 45 degrees or higher off the ground. Contrasts with (battement) tendu jeté , aka dégagé , in which the leg brushes out propulsively from a high position through tendu to elevated off the ground, and (temps) développé , in which the leg passes through retiré (or petit retiré) to à la hauteur or demi-hauteur , i.e. elevated off the ground.
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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