Which term means 'posing step with a cutting movement'?

Which term means 'posing step with a cutting movement'?

• A. Posés coupés
• B. Posé fermé en cinquième
• C. Sautés
• D. Tour en l'air

Answer: (A)

In Cecchetti terminology, a posé is a step that ends with the foot placed and held in a poised position, while coupé describes a quick cutting movement of the foot that passes through a small, pointed action in front of or behind the other leg. When you put these together as posés coupés, you have a posing step that finishes with the working foot in coupé after making that short cutting movement. That combination exactly matches “posing step with a cutting movement,” which is why this term is the correct one. The other options describe different actions: a closed pose in fifth would simply be a static alignment without the cutting action; sauts are jumps; tour en l’air is a turning jump in the air. So none of those convey a posing step that incorporates a coupé cutting motion.

In Cecchetti terminology, a posé is a step that ends with the foot placed and held in a poised position, while coupé describes a quick cutting movement of the foot that passes through a small, pointed action in front of or behind the other leg. When you put these together as posés coupés, you have a posing step that finishes with the working foot in coupé after making that short cutting movement. That combination exactly matches “posing step with a cutting movement,” which is why this term is the correct one.

The other options describe different actions: a closed pose in fifth would simply be a static alignment without the cutting action; sauts are jumps; tour en l’air is a turning jump in the air. So none of those convey a posing step that incorporates a coupé cutting motion.