What does “Développé” mean in ballet?
Common abbreviation for temps développé . A movement in which the leg is lifted to cou-de-pied or retiré and then fully extended outward, passing through attitude . It can be done to the front ( devant ), to the side ( à la seconde ), or to the back ( derrière ).
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