What does “Temps levé sauté” mean in ballet?
( ; literally 'time raised jumped.') A term from the Russian school. This can be executed with both feet from first, second, third, fourth, or fifth position starting with a demi-plié , leading to a jump in the air that lands with the feet in the same position as they started. (Otherwise known as simply a saut or sauté .) This can also be performed from one foot, while the other maintains the same position it had before starting the jump (i.e. the same as temps levé ).
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Definition adapted from Glossary of ballet on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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